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Over her career, Melba lived in several different
homes at exclusive addresses in London and Paris.
In 1929, she rented this Paris apartment from Polish
aristocrat Princess Catherine Radziwill.

In 1896 Mona McBurney graduated from the Bachelor of Music at the University of Melbourne, becoming the first woman in Australia to receive this degree. Born on the Isle of Man, McBurney came from a musical and scholarly family. Moving to Victoria in…

The State of the Art of Electronic Music in Australia, program and flyer, 1971
Grainger Museum Archive, 2017/23/9

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…

Digital reproduction of newsprint.

Platinum prints

Stephanie Ludwig ran a studio in Munich called Veritas. Some of her clients were expressionist dancers whom she photographed elegantly and simply, using natural light.

Platinum prints

Stephanie Ludwig ran a studio in Munich called Veritas. Some of her clients were expressionist dancers whom she photographed elegantly and simply, using natural light.

Platinum prints

Stephanie Ludwig ran a studio in Munich called Veritas. Some of her clients were expressionist dancers whom she photographed elegantly and simply, using natural light.

Silver gelatin print

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,…

In 1966 Humble established the Society for the Private Performance of New Music (SPPNM) at the Grainger Museum. SPPNM members, mostly young composers such as Ian Bonighton, met monthly at the Grainger, for ‘performance workshops’ directed by Humble.…