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In 1905 Grainger presented his first Royal Command Performance before Queen Alexandra at Buckingham Palace, London. Performances for European royalty soon followed, including the King and Queen of Denmark in Copenhagen in 1905, and the King and Queen…

Still life of a Japanese bowl with peaches at its base. Painting has an ornate gold frame. The painting was acquired by Percy Grainger, and subsequently donated to the Grainger Museum for display.

Black and white photograph.

Photo: 19.2 x 13.5 cm
Photo and board: 30.2 x 22.5 cm

Portrait of a young Percy Grainer dressed in a dark suit and wearing a white shirt with a rounded collar. The photograph has been mounted onto board and…

Mezzotinto photogravure

13.4 x 8.5 cm

This portrait shows the side profile of Percy Grainger. He is wearing a black suit and shirt with a rounded collar.

platinum (or palladium) print,

Photo: 19.3 x 13.7 cm
Photo and frame: 30.1 x 22.3 cm

The Grainger Museum Archive contains hundreds of photographs of unidentified people. Some are very elaborate and sophisticated images like this Edwardian lady…

This photograph was taken of the EMS Synthi 100 in 2017, in its current home at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. This instrument was originally part of the Grainger Electronic Music

Studio. The Synthi 100 used new…

Display mannequin, created from tape, calico, cardboard, cotton, gauze, Plaster of Paris, straw, thread. Size: 161 x 53cm. Letter from the Grainger Museum Archive
This mannequin was made by Kathleen and William Rogers, at Arch Hill Studio, Albany…

Display mannequin, created from tape, calico, cardboard, cotton, gauze, Plaster of Paris, straw, thread. Size: 170 x 60. Letter from Grainger Museum Archive.
This mannequin was made by Kathleen and William Rogers, at Arch Hill Studio, Albany Post…