Series 1: Photographs predominately by Marcia Clark

series

1913-1997

Graphic Materials, Photographs

9668168

14 albums (3,119 photographic prints)
286 photographic prints - some colour

This series of photographs is arranged into the following three sub-series:

Sub-series 1: Family photography
This series contains photographs depicting Marcia's early family life. Also included are two albums containing original 35mm negatives and contact prints on facing pages, mainly relating to the construction of family homes and Marcia’s work in the ‘Women’s Emergency Signal Corps’ in the 1940s.

Sub-series 2: Travel and recreation photography
This series contains photographs depicting Marcia's life as an heiress to the Clark fortune, her touring activities, international ballet and opera stars and back-stage photographs from the State Theatre in Sydney. A number of albums include photos of her travels in the sports cars imported from overseas and images of her golfing and ice-skating. Also included are previously framed portraits of ballerinas from the Ballet Russe.

Sub-series 3: Professional photography
This series contains photographs covering Marcia's work as a photographic artist and contain images submitted to various photographic clubs and events. These are annotated with exposure times, aperture settings, camera lens and preferences for the paper to be used for printing. Many of the vintage prints are annotated with details about locations and camera settings.

This series is arranged into three sub-series