Summary
Colour photograph of a display of Australian Indigenous artworks in the Northern Terrtiory government's exhibit at the Melbourne International Centenary Exhibition held at the Royal Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne, between 23 September and 5 October 1980.
This is one of 959 photographs (or images) of the Exhibition Building collated by the Exhibition Trustees as a 10 volume pictorial history of the Exhibition Building spanning the years 1880 to 1985. The pictorial history was instigated by the centenary of the Exhibition Building in 1980 and forms part of a larger Royal Exhibition Building collection of documents, photographs, objects and research files.
Description of Content
Colour photograph of a display of Australian Indigenous artworks in the Northern Terrtiory government's exhibit at the Melbourne International Centenary Exhibition held at the Royal Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne, between 23 September and 5 October 1980. Three painted works on bark stand in front of a counter, behind which three delegates, including one Indigenous delegate, stand facing the camera holding various other artworks.
Physical Description
A colour photographic print on a page of a photograph album. There is a printed caption below the photograph.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Images & Image Making, Royal Exhibition Building
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Trustees of the Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Jan 2000
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Place & Date Depicted
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1980
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Format
Photograph, Colour
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Inscriptions
EXHIBITION CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS/ THE MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL CENTENARY EXHIBITION/ Northern Territory's Government Exhibition - Eastern Annexe
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Commemorative ceremonies, Exhibition building centenary 1980
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
248 mm (Width), 199 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Centenaries, Exhibitions: Melbourne International Centenary, 1980, Exhibitions: Melbourne International Centenary, 1980, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees, Royal Exhibition Building: Centenary of Opening