Photograph albums of Ian and Varney Monk, approximately 1912-1917
- Bib ID:
- 8169694
- Format:
- Picture
- Description:
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- approximately 1912-1917
- 2 albums (86 photographs) : black and white ; photographs 11 x 8 cm or smaller
- Summary:
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The collection includes portraits of Varney and Cyril Monk, as well as photographs of their infant son Ian. Other photographs document social gatherings for Christmas celebrations and trips to the beach and countryside.
- Biography/History:
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Varney Monk was a composer and pianist. She was born Isabel Varney Desmond Peterson on 18 January 1892 at Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, the daughter of Ernest John Peterson and Miriam Jane (née Roberts). On 22 December 1913, she married the violinist Cyril Monk, with whom she had two children. Monk composed her first song in her early teens entitled When roses fall, which was published by Palings, and in 1923 she won The Sunday Times song competition with her work 'The old bush track'. She went on to become a prolific composer, with the majority of her compositions being based on Australian themes. In collaboration with T. Stuart Gurr, she wrote the first professionally produced Australian musical comedy Collits' Inn, which was staged by F.W. Thring in Melbourne in 1933. It received wide acclaim, delighting audiences with its Australian content. Monk's second musical comedy The cedar tree, also staged by Thring, followed in 1934. During the course of her career, Monk composed over 150 songs. In addition to works with her own lyrics, she set to music the poems of several Australian poets, including Henry Lawson and Henry Kendall.
Ian Monk was the son of Varney and Cyril Monk, born in 1915.
- Notes:
- Title from acquisitions documentation.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Donated by June Henderson, 2020.
- Subject:
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- Monk, Varney, 1892-1967 -- Portraits
- Monk, Cyril, 1882–1970 -- Portraits
- Monk, Ian, 1915- -- Photographs
- Composers -- Australia -- Photographs
- Violinists -- Australia -- Photographs
- Pianists -- Australia -- Photographs
- Musicians -- Australia -- Photographs
- New South Wales -- Photographs
- New South Wales -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Photographs
- Australia -- Social life and customs -- 1901-1914 -- Photographs
- Australia -- Social life and customs -- 1914-1918 -- Photographs
- Related Records:
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This collection contains 86 records. - Copyright:
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Out of Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Created/Published Date is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Photograph
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1912
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