The folly of Patrick White, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, 1985 [picture] / William Yang
- Bib ID:
- 5787932
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- Yang, William, 1943-
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. PIC Drawer PIC/14754 #PIC/14754/3a-b copy
- Description:
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- 1985
- 1 diptych collage (2 photographs) : b&w ; images 32.7 x 48.8 cm., on sheet 41.8 x 106.8 cm.
- Series:
- Yang, William, 1943- Patrick White and his circle, 1977-1989
- Notes:
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- Title devised by cataloguer based on inscription.
- Part of the collection: Patrick White and his circle, 1977-1989.
- Inscriptions: "He wanted to do a death scene, not as himself, but as his alter-ego, Alex Xenophon Demirjian Gray, a female character he'd created in his book "Memoirs of Many in One". Alex died with blood trickling out of her mouth. Patrick was in hospital at the time and he'd been staring at the wall imagining the scene- the crucifix would stay, the ledges and TV sets could be dressed with archangels, icons and cats. (In the book, Alex liked cats, but Patrick preferred dogs.) So I took the photo and collaged in the props, the only trouble was it didn't look like Alex, it looked like Patrick."--Upper edge of image 1; "The Folly of Patrick White St. Vincent's Hospital 1985 William Yang 1/10"--Lower left of image 2; Photographer's stamp upper right.
- PIC Drawer PIC/14754 #PIC/14754/3a-b copy Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-152638459
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased from the photographer, 2012.
- Subject:
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- White, Patrick, 1912-1990 -- Photographs
- White, Patrick, 1912-1990 Memoirs of many in one -- Photographs
- Gray, Alex Xenophon Demirjian
- St. Vincent's Hospital (Sydney, N.S.W.) -- Photographs
- Hospitals -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Photographs
- Authors, Australian -- 20th century -- Photographs
- Dramatists, Australian -- 20th century -- Photographs
- Occupation:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Yang, William, 1943-
- Terms of Use:
- Copyright restrictions may apply.
- Exhibited:
- Exhibited: The Flower Hunter: “William Yang: Seeing and Being Seen”, Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art, 27 March – 22 August 2021.
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Patrick White and his circle, 1977-1989..
This collection contains 9 records. - Copyright:
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In Copyright
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Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Photograph
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1985
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