Collection of Winifred Atwell photographs [picture]
- Bib ID:
- 1837642
- Format:
- Picture
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- [between 1950 and 1970]
- 43 photographs : gelatin silver ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm. and smaller.
- Summary:
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Photographs and cartoons of Winifred Atwell, depicting her career in the music industry from 1950 to 1970. Donated to the National Library of Australia by the Australian National Film and Sound Archive.
- Biography/History:
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Musician and composer. Born in Trinidad in 1914, Atwell combined classical music and boogie-woogie early in her career. When her very successful career in the UK declined, she came to live in Australia in the 1970s, later becoming an Australian citizen. She died in Sydney in 1983. Atwell is best known as a honky-tonk pianist.
- Notes:
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- Title devised by cataloguer.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-144630707
- Subject:
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- Atwell, Winifred, 1914-1983 -- Photographs
- Atwell, Winifred, 1914-1983 -- Caricatures and cartoons
- Composers -- Australia -- Photographs
- Composers -- Australia -- Caricatures and cartoons
- Musicians -- Australia -- Photographs
- Musicians -- Australia -- Caricatures and cartoons
- Pianists -- Australia -- Photographs
- Pianists -- Australia -- Caricatures and cartoons
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- Copyright conditions may apply.
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2040 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Photograph
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1970
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