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Olive Cotton b. 1911

Also known as Olive Edith Cotton

Artist (Photographer)

Olive Cotton's black and white photographs are characterised by their use of light to create ambiguity. For most of her life she was better known for her brief marriage to fellow photographer Max Dupain than for her own considerable achievements.

Tags: black and white photography, ambiguity

Private collections
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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The Art Gallery of New South Wales began in the 1870s as an aspect of the Academy of Art. Later it became known as the National Art Gallery of NSW. This name persisted beyond Federation in 1901. It was given its present name in 1958.
It remains the principal collecting and exhibiting body in NSW and is governed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act of 1980.

Website

https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

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Website

http://cs.nga.gov.au/Default.cfm

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Olive Cotton b. 1911

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National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

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