Item Item 1 - Portrait bust of Vida Lahey

Identity area

Reference code

UQFL119-Series H-Item 1

Title

Portrait bust of Vida Lahey

Date(s)

  • 1957? (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

1 portrait bust ; 38 x 40 x 23 cm.

Context area

Name of creator

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Life sized portrait bust of Vida Lahey in plaster, painted brown. Lahey is wearing a tied scarf. Not signed or dated. Vida Lahey visited Mayo at her Sydney Studio in George Street in late 1957 when sittings were made.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Unrestricted access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright applies. Contact the Fryer Library.

Language of material

  • English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Conservation undertaken in 2010: cleaned; paint restored; sealed; housed in custom made archival container.

Allied materials area

Existence and location of copies

3D scan of portrait bust sculpture of Vida Lahey by Daphne Mayo available in eSpace as open access.

Notes area

Note

Parcel 14

Alternative identifier(s)

Art Number

00419

Access points

Name access points

Description control area

Status

Final

Level of detail

Minimal

Dates of creation revision deletion

Created, Linda Justo, 4-Nov-2020.

Sources

McKay, J. (1981). Daphne Mayo, sculptor. M.A. Thesis, Power Institute of Fine Arts, University of Sydney, accessed online via eSpace on 4 Nov 2020.

Related people and organizations

Physical storage

  • Parcel: UQFL119 Parcel 14