Lloyd Rees' technical college notebook containing diary entries, 1916-1917 ; Self-portraits, 1916 or 1917 / Lloyd Rees

MLMSS 9678
P2/546

fonds

1916-1917

Graphic Materials, Textual Records, Drawings

1336590

1 volume (1 box)
2 drawings - 21 x 19 cm - pencil on double-sided sheet

In 1913 Lloyd Rees commenced art classes under L. J. Harvey, Martyn Roberts, and Godfrey Rivers at Brisbane Technical College. On 12 December 1916 Rees journeyed from Brisbane to visit Sydney and Melbourne for the first time, on the SS Canberra.

Reference:
Australian Dictionary of Biography. http://www.adb.edu.au/ (accessed 2 June, 2015)

MLMSS 9678
Technical college notebook contains:
Various short essays: Line and mass composition; Composition; Ways of creating harmony
Scorecard from cricket match played on board SS Canberra between Brisbane and Sydney, 13 December 1916
Diary entries from Tuesday 12 to Monday 18 December 1916, giving account of journey from Brisbane, activities undertaken, and various people met in Sydney and Melbourne
Four pencil sketches
Beginning of diary entry: Brisbane trip April 1919

P2/546
Two self-portraits in pencil on double-sided sheet, one head and shoulders, one showing face incomplete

Copyright status:: In copyright
Approval for publication required:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Self-portrait and extract from diary were published in The Australian writers' book of days. North Ryde : Angus and Robertson, 1990.

Self-portraits numbered 157 and 158, embossed with artist's signature, 884 inscribed beneath signature