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MON1424: Personal papers, correspondence and artist's files
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Series identifierMON1424Series titlePersonal papers, correspondence and artist's filesSeries descriptionA collection of papers, correspondence, exhibition catalogues, gallery postcard invitations, copies of journal articles, newspaper & magazine clippings featuring artists, slides, negatives and photographs of artwork etc. Many files contain only one item, as Plant previously filed under the artist's surname initial - e.g. A Artists, B Artists etc. These 'bag' files originally were indexed up to a point in time, but this is ad hoc - not all items in the files were indexed and some indexed items were no longer present when processing the collection. The original indexes are [at xx] and a transcription is available at item 855. The 'bag' files were disaggregated for easier access to the artist's items.
Items are not in chronological order in the files and many items are undated. For some artists, Plant has indexed the contents of the file, but this is ad hoc [not all items in the files were indexed and some indexed items are no longer present in the file]. Where a file has been indexed by Plant, the index is in the file. A transcription of Plant's indexes is available at item 855.
Due to data field constraints, only a summary of the item types included in the files is noted in the item listing. These item types include:
- Postcard invitation - card thickness single/double sided, features artwork, invitation to exhibition opening/launch
- Gallery flyer - 1 page issued by gallery with brief details of works, price list, some pictures, artist biography
- Gallery brochure - 2-4 page issued by gallery with brief details of works, price list, some pictures, artist biography
- Gallery/exhibition catalogue - booklet issued by gallery in relation to an exhibition of works, with pictures of works, can include brief details of works, price list, some pictures, artist biography
- Newspaper clipping - may be actual clipping or a photocopy of clipping [The Age, The Bulletin, Good Weekend etc]
- Magazine article - article clipped/torn from magazine
- Journal article - article photocopied from journal [mostly from ART and Australia]
Galleries featured in the collection include Monash University Gallery, George Paton Gallery, Roslyn Oxley9, Charles Nodrum Gallery, Pinacotheca, Bonython, Christine Abrahams, Eastgate Gallery, Tolarno Galleries, Australian Galleries, Macquarie Galleries, Coventry, Gerstman Abdallah, Stuart Gerstman Galleries, Niagara Galleries, Watters Gallery, Powell Street Gallery, Realities Gallery, Gallery 101, Art Projects Australia, Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery, Heide Museum of Modern Art, [as well as the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of NSW, Art Gallery of South Australia, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Queensland Art Gallery and the National Gallery of Victoria].
Significant files exist for the following artists - John Perceval, Peter Tyndall, Imants Tiller, Susan Norrie,
Slides exist for art/pieces for the following artists - [these are available in digital format..] George Baldessin, Mike Brown, Ian Burn, Peter Clarke, Tony Coleling, Peter Cripps, Aleksander Danko, Roger Kemp, Colin Lanceley, Nigel Lendon, Tony McGillick, Clement Meadmore, Kevin Mortenson, Clive Murray-White, John Nixon, Robert Owen, Ti Parks, Paul Partos, John Perceval, Robert Rooney, Imants Tillers, Tony Trembath & Peter Tyndall. These have been titled in order of digitisation; and where the slide was labelled with information regarding the artwork, that information has been included in the digital file's title.
Photos exist for art/pieces for the following artists - [these are available in digital format..] Annandale Imitation Realists, Gordon Bennett, Paul Boston, Greg Creek, Roy de Maistre, Colin Lanceley, David Larwill, Arthur Murch, John Nixon, Sidney Nolan, Susan Norrie, Robert Owen, Martin Sharp, Guy Stuart, Kathy Temin, Tony Trembath, Peter Tyndall, Ken Unsworth & Napier Waller. These have been titled in order of digitisation; and where the photograph was labelled with information regarding the artwork, that information has been included in the digital file's title.
Date range1938 - 2020Series typePersonal PapersLinear metreage4.86Extent (boxes)27KeywordsPersonal Records
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Creating entityPlant, Margaret Mary
MON1424: Personal papers, correspondence and artist's files. Monash Uni, accessed 05/09/2026, https://collections.monash.edu/nodes/view/42373