Full title: Exhibition of war photographs / taken by Capt. F. Hurley, August 1917- August 1918

Author/creator: Hurley, Frank, 1885-1962.

Date: August 1917 - August 1918.

Call Numbers: PXD 19 - PXD 31, XV*/Wor W 1/3, XV*/Wor W 1/4, XV*/Wor W 1/5, XV*/Wor W 1/6, XV*/Wor W 1/7, XV*/Wor W 1/8

Record Identifier: 9gkdWXq9

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Formats: Pictures, Photographs

Contents: 125 photographs - images approx. 28 x 37 cm. - 37 x 28 cm., on mounts approx. 45 x 51.5 cm. - 51.5 x 45 cm. Includes 6 outsize mounted photographs 71.5 x 91 cm. or smaller. - sepia toned

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Notes: Hurley produced these photoprints himself at Raines & Co., Ealing (U.K.) -- Reference: `Official war photographs : information given by Captain Frank Hurley during interview with Principal Librarian, NSW, on 27 June 1919' (Ah 129) In the foreword to his catalogue Hurley states: "I make no claim to pictorial merit; the pictures are records, and except for several of the larger ones are faithful reproductions of the scenes they portray. In order to convey accurate battle impressions, I have made several composite pictures, utilising a number of negatives for the purpose." Hurley worked under the Official War Correspondent, Captain (Dr) Charles Bean, who privately called Hurley's composite photographs fakes. The conflict between Bean and Hurley is mentioned in: Shades of light : photography and Australia 1839-1988 / Gael Newton ; with essays by Helen Ennis and Chris Long and assistance from Isobel Crombie and Kate Davidson. Canberra : Australian National Gallery : Collins Australia, 1988. D 19 was transferred to PXD 20 Copy of exhibition catalogue also at PXn 866 (Pictures workroom) Digital order no:Album ID : 824019

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