George Hurrell Douglas Fairbanks, Junior 1933 gelatin silver print National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
George Hurrell Hedy Lamarr 1935 gelatin silver print National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
George Hurrell Johnny Weissmuller 1933 toned gelatin silver print National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
George Hurrell Tyrone Power and Loretta Young 1937 gelatin silver print Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami |
Barbara Hanrahan Superficial Nerves on the Side of the Neck and Back of the Scalp 1965 screenprint Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide |
Barbara Hanrahan Pink Family 1977 screenprint Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide |
Barbara Hanrahan The General and Mata Hari 1976 lithograph National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
Barbara Hanrahan The General Gives Up All For Mata Hari 1976 lithograph National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
Matthew Digby Wyatt Portion of a Silver Shield 1852 chromolithograph National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
Matthew Digby Wyatt Gold Vase enriched with Jewels and Enamels by Watherston & Brogden of London 1852 chromolithograph National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
Matthew Digby Wyatt Cashmere Shawl from Delhi 1852 chromolithograph National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
Matthew Digby Wyatt Cashmere Scarf-End 1852 chromolithograph National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
John Bainbridge An Invitation ca. 1955 lithograph (poster for London Transport) National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
John Bainbridge Poster-ise and Publicise with Colour 1953 watercolor and gouache on paper (print study for poster) National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
John Bainbridge Posters: Colour Giants of Publicity 1952 watercolor and gouache on paper (print study for poster) National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
John Bainbridge Remington Noiseless 1957 lithograph (poster) National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
Sonnets from China
XIII
Far from a cultural centre he was used:
Abandoned by his general and his lice,
Under a padded quilt he turned to ice
And vanished. He will never be perused
When this campaign is tidied into books:
No vital knowledge perished in that skull;
His jokes were stale; like wartime, he was dull;
His name is lost for ever like his looks.
Though runeless, to instructions from headquarters
He added meaning like a comma when
He joined the dust of China, that our daughters
Might keep their upright carriage, not again
Be shamed before the dogs, that, where are waters,
Mountains and houses, may be also men.
– W.H. Auden (1938)