SL Magazine Winter 2011
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–Magazine for members Winter 2011 SL Message Rob Thomas The Mitchell Galleries have reopened with a new parquetry floor, so we welcome you back here with a feast of photography. The finalists and winners of the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize and the Moran ontents Contemporary Photographic Prize have been announced and you can see Winter 2011 them at the Library until 26 June. And don’t miss out on seeing Carved Trees: Aboriginal cultures of western NSW. These rare images of nEWs fEaturE Aboriginal carved trees from the Clifton Cappie Towle collection are 6 24 Book prizes A balletomane’s only on display until 26 June. moment in the These exhibitions will be followed by another stunning array of images Feast of photography! spotlight in the World Press Photo 2011 and Sydney Morning Herald Photos 1440 Libraryhack exhibitions, which will run until 24 July. competition 28 nEW acQuisitions In August the State Library will be On Sale — an exciting exhibition Rare vellum chart in all five galleries.On Sale: Shops and Shopping provides a fascinating 7 vaLE Ray King and entertaining look at the transformation of shops and shopping from 30 buiLding a strong the early days of the colony to the present. What was once necessity has foundation 8 on this day now become a leisure pastime, and for some, a source of entertainment. SL voLuntEErs We give you a preview in SL on page 10. c EXhibition 33 The magazine for WinTer 2011 10 In this issue we also feature the remarkable talent of Nanette Kuehn, foundaTion members, Vol. 4 no. 2 Market to mall: friends and VolunTeers issn 1835-9787 34 for our friEnds is published quarTerly a young German immigrant who arrived in Australia in 1937 and only a p&d-3566-6/2011 Shops & shopping by The library CounCil rEcEnt highLights year later was photographing the Ballets Russes tour of Australia. Find of nsW. prinT run 2500 36 out more about this mystery woman on page 24. 14 a Living coLLEction 39 Q&a We look at folklore surrounding the suburb of Redfern; show you a Editor statE Library of nsW Reminiscences elaine sTeWarT maCquarie sTreeT Tony Robinson new map purchase; explain how we are preserving one of our treasures, [email protected] sydney nsW 2000 of Redfern the HMS Rattlesnake album; turn the clock back to the late nineteenth phone (02) 9273 1414 dEsign & Production PrEsErving fax (02) 9273 1255 18 century to see how our collection was being classified before the rosie handley [email protected] thE futurE introduction of the Dewey Decimal system; and, in our Q&A, find out PhotograPhy WWW.sl.nsW.goV.au Captain Owen what Tony Robinson discovered at the Library last year when he came unless oTherWise sTaTed refreshing our spaces all phoTographiC Work oPEning hours Stanley’s album is by digiTal and imaging to film his documentary on Australia. monday To Thursday serViCes sTaTe library 9 am To 8 pm We’re refreshing our Macquarie Finally, I would like to congratulate our own Ellen Forsyth who was of nsW. 20 fEaturE friday 9 am To 5 pm Street building to help make recently named as a 2011 Library Journal ‘Mover and Shaker’ (in the Tech sustainabiLity Weekends 10 am To 5 pm Every book has prinTed in ausTralia by the Library more welcoming Leaders category) — a prestigious international title in the library world. The miTChell library its place pegasus using raleigh reading room is Closed and accessible. eCosTar paper. The paper Ellen works as part of the Library team which manages the State funding on sundays. is Carbon neuTral and There will be refurbishment for NSW public libraries and provides a wide range of services which help 100% reCyCled from front covEr posT-Consumer WasTe. work between July and the 374 public libraries across the State better serve their local GettinG the Most out of RetailinG, CoVer, C. 1925, September 2011 in the communities. Well done Ellen! The naTional Cash Reference Library in the And, sadly, I want to acknowledge the passing of one of our volunteers, regisTer Co., sydney, nsW ml 658.87/8 Macquarie Street building. Ray King. Ray loved the Library and gave his time generously to helping back covEr Later in the year we will be us in many ways. His family has continued that tradition by donating Michael Reid adam Cullen, finalisT refurbishing the Macquarie items of their family history, the Governor and Mrs King portraits doug moran naTional porTraiT prize 2011 Street foyer area. (page 7), which will be a lasting legacy to Ray and a wonderful addition For more up-to-date to our collection. information please speak I hope to see you in the Library soon. to Library staff or go to: The sTaTe library of nsW is a rob thomas sTaTuTory auThoriTy of, and <www.sl.nsw.gov.au>. prinCipally funded by, The nsW President, Library Council of New South Wales sTaTe goVernmenT’ WoRld PRess Photo 2011, 1sT prize sporT sTories adam preTTy, ausTralia, geTTy images sporTs porTfolio: thoMas daley of GReat BRitain coMPetes in the PReliMinaRy of the Men’s 3m sPRinGBoaRd divinG event duRinG the youth olyMPics at toa Payoh sWiMMinG coMPlex, sinGaPoRe, 22 auGust. News Book prizes Four titles have been short-listed for the annual $30,000 Blake Dawson Business Feast of Literature prize: • Who Wants to be a Billionaire? photography! The James Packer Story, Paul Barry (NSW), There’s a feast of photography to be Allen & Unwin enjoyed at the Library over the next two • Under Corporate Skies: A Struggle Between months with three major photographic People, Place and Profit,Martin Brueckner exhibitions in the Galleries. & Dyann Ross (WA), Fremantle Press The annual Moran Prizes exhibition • Changing Stations: The Story of Australian Vale Ray King featuring the finalists and winner in the Commercial Radio, Bridget Griffen-Foley The portraits were presented to the world’s richest portrait prize — the (NSW), UNSW Press The Library has been given a wonderful legacy Library early last year and a small celebration $150,000 Doug Moran National Portrait • Salt & Suits, Phil Jarratt (Vic.), to commemorate the passing of one of its most was subsequently held, hosted by Richard Prize — and the Moran Contemporary Hardie Grant Books. dedicated volunteers, Ray King, with the Neville, Mitchell Librarian, and attended Photographic Prize are on exhibition The winners of this prize, the National donation by his sons of family portraits of by Ray, Philip and David. until 26 June. Biography Award, and the Kibble and Dobbie Governor Philip Gidley King (1758–1808) ‘It was a very generous donation by Philip These are quickly followed by more Awards were announced in May. To view the and Anna Josepha King (1765–1844). and David and provides a wonderful legacy astonishing images in Canon’s EOS winners visit: <www.sl.nsw.gov.au/awards>. These very important portraits were previously in the ownership of Ray’s great to their father,’ Richard said. Festival of Photography featuring World shorT-lisTed TiTles for blake daWson business Three-year-old molly WaiTs liTeraTure prize uncle, Jack King, an Anglican clergyman at Ray was a volunteer for 30 years at To go To balleT Class Press Photo 2011 and the Sydney Morning phoTo by anThony Johnson, St John’s Church, Camden, who was believed the Library and even while ill late last Photos 1440 exhibiTion Herald’s Photos 1440. World Press Photo to be a clergyman to the Macarthur family. year expressed his eagerness to return. aboVe: ray king WoRld PRess Photo 2011, 2011, brought to Sydney by Canon 2nd prize naTure sTories, Upon Jack’s death in 1938 the portraits were ‘He was a dedicated volunteer with a broad Top: goVernor philip sTefano unTerThiner, iTaly, Australia and supported by TNT, is well gidley king and anna for national GeoGRaPhic passed to Ray’s parents and subsequently to Ray. knowledge base, a keen interest in the collection, Josepha king, arTisT MaGazine, Whooper sWans known to lovers of photojournalism. Libraryhack a generous spirit and a wonderful sense of unknoWn, C. 1800, london aT daWn, hokkaido, Japan, Photos 1440 made its popular debut only Although the origin is unknown, they were January 2010 The State Library and other libraries humour,’ said Helen Clark, the Library’s last year and returns with another 100 of probably painted in England before the Kings across Australia and New Zealand made Volunteer Coordinator. the best images of the last twelve months returned to NSW in 1800. In 1818, the Reverend their digital collections available for the ‘He contributed in so many ways to the by Sydney Morning Herald photographers. Samuel Marsden noted seeing them hanging recent Libraryhack competition. Designed Library — conducting tours, directing visitors, Canon’s EOS Festival of Photography in the Parramatta cottage of Philip Gidley to encourage the creative and innovative acting as exhibition host and transcribing many runs from 2 July to 24 July, so hurry in! and Josepha King’s son, Phillip Parker King. reuse of library data and digital content, Some years ago Ray decided to give the original materials from the collection.’ One the competition gave developers, designers, portraits to his sons Philip and David. Philip of these was Governor King’s letter book. information visualisation experts and other said that he and his brother agreed ‘it would While Ray enjoyed the opportunity to immerse creative types in the digital arena free rein be fitting and appropriate to donate them to himself in some family history he lamented that to create the best app or photo mash up. the Library’. Ray was delighted because, ‘the Governor hadn’t written a bit more legibly’.