ISSN 1039-3498 | no. 45 | June 2000
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OLIVE COTTON |
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Only to taste the
warmth, the light, the wind 1939 |
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Revered Australian photographer |
The National Library of Australia is proud to present a long awaited photographic exhibition featuring the works of revered Australian photographer, Olive Cotton. The retrospective exhibition showcases images from her impressive career including her best known works, Tea Cup Ballet and Glasses. Seventy of Olive Cottons finest vintage prints are included in the exhibition which spans eight decadesfrom the 1920s until the early 1990swhen, aged in her eighties, Olive ceased to make prints from her negatives.
This major exhibition, organised and managed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales, will enable previously unknown work to be viewed by a new and expanded audience. Prints shown in the exhibition are on loan from private and public collections including the National Library of Australias own collection, the National Gallery of Australia and the Art Gallery of New South Wales. The exhibition is at the National Library from 12 July to 8 October daily between 9 am and 5 pm. Admission is free and guided tours are available, telephone (02) 6262 1111.
Please address any comments and enquiries to The Editor, Gateways: gateways@nla.gov.au