Enith Clarke further photographs, 1940s

PXE 1819

fonds

probably 1940s

Graphic Materials, Photographs

9658024

7 photographic prints (1 box) - gelatin silver, black and white

Kathleen Eileen Doris Enith Clarke (1911–1995) was an Australian pianist, noted for achieving considerable critical success in the 1940s. She played in concerts with ABC orchestras and did radio broadcasts. She was also known for wearing gowns designed by Christian Dior to performances.

The John Lee studio was located on the 7th Floor of the Herald Building at 66 Pitt St and was one of the most fashionable in Sydney at the time.

Reference
Library correspondence file
"Dior model for piano celebrity". The Courier-Mail, October 27, 1950. The Courier-Mail. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50045869

By descent. Susan Compton is the daughter of Enith Clarke.

1. Portrait of Enith Clarke in black evening dress with pearl bracelet.
Signed "Lee" lower right corner

2. Portrait of Enith Clarke in black evening dress
Signed "Lee" lower right corner

3. Portrait of Enith Clarke with pearl necklace in utility style dress
Signed "Lee" lower right corner

4. Portrait of Enith Clarke in formal long-sleeved white dress with pearl necklace
Stamped "John Lee, Herald Building, Pitt Street, Sydney" on verso

5. Portrait of Enith Clarke with white headscarf
Stamped "John Lee Pty. Ltd. Photography" on verso

6-7. Portrait of Arthur Rubenstein
Inscribed to "Miss Enith Clarke..., Arthur Rubenstein".
Includes a copy print

Also included is a printout of an email from Anthony Doheny about his memories of Enith as a music student

Out of copyright:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Some photographs were published in newspaper articles in Truth (Brisbane, QLD). December 10, 1950, 13 and Truth (Sydney, N.S.W.). December 3, 1950, 37