This photograph captures Percy Grainger wearing a grass skirt and jewellery in the form of armbands and necklaces, and holding a pole. The grass skirt and armbands were created by artists in…
This photograph captures Percy Grainger wearing a grass skirt and jewellery in the form of armbands and necklaces. The grass skirt and armbands were created by artists in Oceania, and…
silver gelatin print (annotations on negative by Percy Grainger)
15.3 x 9.6 cm
According to the inscriptions on the proper right edge and bottom of the photograph, this image depicts Eva painting a copy of her portrait of Percy Grainger in her…
This photograph is an ambrotype, a process only used widely for a short time between approximately 1855 and 1865, which places this image of unidentified boys quite early in the history of photography.…
This portrait depicts Rose Grainger sitting in a plush armchair. She is wearing a long off shoulder dress with flowing skirts and organza. As described by the…
Black and white photograph. 25.1 x 19.4 cm Swedish poet and painter, Ella Viola Strom, married Percy Grainger at the Hollywood Bowl, Southern California, USA, on 9 August 1928. The wedding occurred in front of a huge audience, estimated as between…
Photo: 15.5 x 11 cm
Photo and board: 25.3 x 15.1 cm
This portrait depicts a young lady (possibly aged in her 20s or 30s) staring straight into the camera against a grey background. The streaks in her hair, blue eyes…
Photo: 11.2 x 8.7 cm
Photo and board: 17.1 x 13.4 cm
This portrait depicts a stern faced elderly Ignacy Jan Paderewski in a black suit, white vest and cravat. This photograph has been mounted on a piece of…
Photo: 11.2 x 8.7 cm
Photo and board: 17.1 x 13.4 cm
The photograph depicts Nellie Melba tending to plants and shrubs placed on an elegant cane and wood table. She is standing in front of the entrance to Coombe Cottage,…