Series 2: George and Charis Schwarz manuscripts and other papers

MLMSS 10543/Boxes 1, 3
MLMSS 10543/Box 2X

series

1969-1992

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Photographs, Drawings

9657978

0.48 metres of textual material (2 boxes and 1 outsize box), includes photographs and drawings

BOX 1
Detailed Collection Listing [supplied by donor]

The Aliens : a report in nine chapters / Ernest George Schwarz ; illustrations by Charis Elizabeth Schwarz. Potts Point, N.S.W. : 1969. Bound typescript manuscript, 130 pages with nine photographic prints of pen drawings by Charis Schwarz, 27 x 22 cm. Loose papers include a letter to George and Charis dated January-February 1972 and handwritten notes. Black and white photographic print of Charis by George Schwarz pasted on cover.

The Aliens : a report in nine chapters / Ernest George Schwarz, 1969. Typescript manuscript, 130 pages, 31 x 22 cm. Cover comprises a black and white photographic print of Charis by George Schwarz.

Erotica varia : a collection of drawings / by χάρις [Charis]. Alexandria, N.S.W. : Herd Publishing Company, [1973]. 32 pages; all illustrations, 25 x 19 cm. Artist's name printed in Greek characters. Includes photographic reproduction of Charis Schwarz by George Schwarz

‘Alternative’ photographic printing processes / written and compiled by Charis and George Schwarz [and seven others], 1992. 60 pages, 30 x 21 cm. Typescript and handwritten manuscript with annotations.

Vademecum : a handbook on screening and colour separation for artists / Ernst Georg Schwarz, [with editing and original illustrations by Charis Schwarz], 1985. xii, 186 pages, 25 pages of plates; illustrations, 31 x 22 cm. Author’s bound copy of thesis for the Degree of Master of Arts (Visual Arts) Sydney College of Advanced Education, 1985.

Supportive document to the Vademecum : a handbook on screening and colour separation for artists / Ernst Georg Schwarz, 1985. 16 pages, 30 x 21 cm. TypescriptIncludes tipped in black and white photograph titled: 'Charis and George Schwarz at Printworkshop Zero' / Photograph courtesy of Mike Snelling.

BOX 2X
‘Fetish’/ [Charis Schwarz], [pobably 1976]. 46 typescript pages, photocopy, 34 x 28 cm. Script for the musical play 'Fetish'. Also include three pages of production notes; one page contains a cast list and attached colour sample threads.

Thalia : a visual erotic fantasy / E. G. Shwarz. 150 pages, typescript, 27 x 21 cm. Film script, loose in card folder with black and white photographic print on cover.

BOX 3
Erotica varia : a collection of drawings / by χάρις [Charis]. Alexandria, N.S.W. : Herd Publishing Company, [1973]. 32 pages; all illustrations, 25 x 19 cm. Artist's name printed in Greek characters. Includes photographic reproduction of Charis Schwarz by George Schwarz. Sealed in original plastic sleeve to meet legal requirements at the time.

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