Series 1: William T. Cooper photographic prints

PXA 7772

series

1956-2003

Graphic Materials, Photographs

9680392

34 photographic prints - chiefly colour

1. South Newcastle Beach, June 1956, photograph by Maltfern Studio
2. [Portrait of] William Thomas Cooper, 1960s-1970s
3. Chief Justice Sir Garfield Barwick opening exhibition of paintings from 'Portfolio of Australian Birds' at Artarmon Galleries, 1968, photograph by Douglas Baglin
4-6. [William T. Cooper] working on 'Parrots of the World', Bungwahl, NSW, 1970s, photographs by Stan Breeden
7. [William T. Cooper] drawing and skinning black-capped Lory, Papua New Guinea, 1970, photograph by Roy Mackay
8. [William T. Cooper's] studio, oils and acrylics section, Bungwahl, NSW, 1980s, photograph by Wendy Cooper
9. [William T. Cooper] painting Macaw's, Bungwahl, NSW, 1980s, photograph by Wendy Cooper
10. [William T. Cooper's] watercolour desk at Bungwahl NSW, 1980s, photograph by Wendy Cooper
11. Terry Greenwood publisher, Sir John Gorton, Des Griffin Museum Director, William T. Cooper, Joe Forshaw at launch of Australia Parrots at the Australian Museum, 1980
12. Iron Range, June 1981, photograph by C. Firth
13. [William T. Cooper] Red Billed Hornbills, Samburu, N.P. [i.e. National Park?], 20 October 1989, photograph by Wendy Cooper
14. [William T. Cooper] making notes, Mathews Range, Kenya, 21 October 1989, photograph by Wendy Cooper
15. [William T. Cooper] sketching, Lake Kakuru, Kenya, 5 November 1959, photograph by Wendy Cooper
16. [William T.] Cooper painting Tiger from Belina Wright photo, Topaz, Queensland, photograph by Wendy Cooper
17. Wendy assisting with fruit preparation for Bill to paint, Rocky River, Silver Plains, Cape York Peninsula, photograph by Stan Breeden
18. [William T. Cooper] building a frame to support large canvas for Sea Eagle painting for Thala beach, Tpaz, North Queensland, 1990s, photograph by Wendy Cooper
19. [William T. Cooper and] Keith Thompson President of Academy of Natural Science at Philadelphia U.S.A at home in the Studio with the Gold medal [and] The Cockatoos Painting, 20 June 1992
20. Keith Thomson presenting Gold Medal from Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, Kewarra Beach Resort, 20 June 1992, photograph by Stan Breeden
21. Keith Thomson presenting Gold Medal from Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, Kewarra Beach Resort, photograph by Stan Breeden
22. Curator Ken de la Motte holding Hartlaub's Toraco for [William T. Cooper] to draw head details, Jurong Bird Park Singapore, 12 September 1995, photograpph by Wendy Cooper
23. [William T. Cooper] on the back steps of aviary finishing drawings of Turacos, Jurong Bird Park, Singapore, 12 September 1995
24. [William T. Cooper] drawing Turacos on bid feed table at Atti River, Nairobi, 17 September 1995, photograph by Wendy Cooper
25. [William T. Cooper] with branch of Maesopsis eminii plant used in plate of Ross's Toraco about 30km from Bukoba, Tanzania, 13 October 1995, photograph by Wendy Cooper
26. Bill [i.e. William T. Cooper] drawing plant used in Purple-Crested Turaco plate, road to Bukoba, Tanzania, 14 October 1995, photograph by Wendy Cooper
27. [William T.] Cooper drawing plant used in Purple-Crested Turaco plate for 'Turacos - A natural history of the musophagidae', road to Bukoba, Tanzania, 14 October 1995, photograph by Wendy Cooper
28. The Studio with Ribbontailed Astrapia on the easel, Topaz, North Queensland, 1996-1998, photograph by Wendy Cooper
29. [William T.] Cooper painting plein air at Noonbah Station near Longreach, 14 September 1997, photograph by Wendy Cooper
30. [William T. Cooper] drawing habituated Colobus Monkeys, Elsemere, Lake Naivasha, Kenya, 1998, photograph by Wendy Cooper
31. [William T. Cooper] receiving Cassowary Award from Red Welford, Environment Minister, Cairns, 2000
32. [William T. Cooper] packing 'The Pheasant Run' [painting], Topaz, North Queensland, 2001, photograph by Wendy Cooper
33. [William T. Cooper] painting fruit from Govania exilis, Topaz, July 2001, photograph by Wendy Cooper
34. Graham Cox artist, William T. Cooper and Billy Freeman artist at exhibition at Morpeth NSW, November 2003

The photographs in this series have been re-arranged into chronological order.

In copyright:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder

Titles transcribed from captions on verso of photographs, unless indicated by square brackets.

Several photographic prints stamped with photography studio, including "Douglass Baglin" and "Maltfern Studio". Some annotated with photographer's name, including Stan Breeden; Wendy Cooper; Belinda Wright; C. Frith; Roy Mackay.