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Ernest Thesiger was one of the closest of the many artist and musician friends that Grainger made, especially in the first decades of his career. Thesiger was an aspiring painter when he made this drawing, and later became a stage and film actor.…

Oil on canvas. Size including frame: 113.5 x 70.5cm

digital print from scanned sheet film.

Looking like a contemporary depiction of the martyrdom of Saint Anthony, the original purpose of this photograph has been lost. Grainger is depicted in silhouette, and the original negative has been…

Paris-based Australian painter, Rupert Bunny, was commissioned by Percy Grainger to paint this portrait in the first few years of the young musician’s professional career. Bunny depicted Grainger holding a sheet of music and focussed attention on his…

Printed post card.

13.9 x 8.9 cm

Percy Grainger's portrait and information about his concert is printed in the form of a postcard.

Printing-out paper print. Photo: 14.3 x 10.1; Photo and board: 16.4 x 10.8

The photograph is mounted on board from the photography studio. An inscription on the mounting board, written by Percy Grainger in red ink, reads "PG Sent by Mididney, May…

Silver gelatin print.

Photo: 21.1 x 16 cm
Photo and card: 25.2 x 20.2 cm

Portrait of Percy Grainger in his later years. He is wearing a pinstripe suit with shirt, tie, vest, jacket and pocket square and is also crossing his arms. The…

Grainger’s charisma, captured in many photographic studio portraits, helped to launch and sustain his performance career. This photograph was taken by Hana Studios, London, which specialised in theatrical photography.

This is Percy Grainger's original index of the Grainger Museum Collection, partly typed and partly hand-written, approximately 130 pages. At the start of the volume is a "Rough alphabetical guide to Grainger Museum Index Numbers", followed by the…

Philips Electrical Industries Pty Ltd, Australia, Three speed portable twin-track tape recorder, late 1950s

Grainger Museum Collection, 01.3513

This tape recorder was part of Percy Grainger's electronic music equipment, probably used by him in…