Frensham

"The closest I came to a personal book was in the Frensham book of 100 pictures of a girls’ school at Mittagong, N.S.W."

Harold Cazneaux, letter to Jack Cato, 6 March 1951
NLA MS 5416

In 1934, Cazneaux was commissioned to take a series of photographs for a book depicting life at Frensham, a unique girls’ boarding school in Mittagong. Cazneaux, accompanied by Winnie, made several trips to the school. Welcomed by the staff and with no photographic restrictions, Cazneauz rejoiced in the freedom. The resulting photographs have a rare subtlety that capture the mood of this cloistered rural school. "The closest I ever came to a personal book" was how he later described the project.

Lino Cuts Oranges and Lemons aka Festival Season
Lino Cuts
1934 Frensham, Mittagong, NSW. Gelatin silver photograph
27.2 x 22.4 (NLA Accession # C15-5)
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Oranges and Lemons aka Festival Season
1934 Frensham, Mittagong, NSW. Gelatin silver photograph
29.8 x 36.5 (NLA Accession # C15-6)
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