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Photo: 20.2 x 15.4 cm
Photo and card: 30.2 x 22.4 cm

Portrait of Percy Grainger looking straight at the camera. He is dressed in a striped suit with a shirt, tie, vest and jacket. The photograph has been printed on card embossed with the name of…

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Black and white photograph.

25 x 19.4 cm

This portrait of Percy Grainger has him looking downwards. He is depicted in a suit, vest and tie against a white background. The photograph is surrounded by a white border with the photographer details…

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Platinum print

Photo: 14.4 x 9.9 cm
Photo and board: 31.0 x 21.6 cm

This portrait of Roger Quilter shows him sitting in front of a piano. The inscription on the photo reads: With love from Roger. This photograph has been mounted on card.

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Playful, interactive and participatory public-space artworks, like the Federation Bells Carillon and Federation Handbells, are central to Hasell’s public art design practice. In shared spatial experience, they encourage people to listen to their…

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Federation Handbells, on loan from Museums Victoria, in a display created by postgraduate students from the Melbourne School of Design, for the exhibition How it plays: Innovations in percussion, 2019

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Silver gelatin print.

Photo: 24.1 x 18.4 cm
Photo and larger card: 45.8 x 35.4 cm

It appears Grainger liked this image very much, as the collection contains multiple copies signed by the photographer. Arnold Genthe was a celebrity photographer…

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Silver gelatin print.

Photo: 14.8 x 10.6 cm
Photo and board: 16.9 x 6.2 cm

Portrait of Percy Grainger when he was 14 years old. This photograph depicts his side profile and he is wearing a shirt, tie, vest and jacket. The photograph is…

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Photogravure.

Photo: 19.8 x 10.9 cm
Photo and card: 34.8 x 26.8 cm

Eleonora Duse (1858-1924) was a much-adored star of the Italian stage who also enjoyed international acclaim. She is remembered for her roles in plays by Henrik Ibsen and…

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Platinum print, hand-made paper, graphite.

Photo: 23.4 x 18.4 cm
Paper (studio name): 52.4 x 31.8 cm
Board: 64.1 x 51.1 cm

Adolph de Meyer photographed Grainger multiple times between 1903 and 1906—documenting the young musician’s maturation…
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