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
(1895-1982)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
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.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright applies. Contact the Fryer Library.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Conservation undertaken in 2010: cleaned; paint restored; sealed; housed in custom made archival container.
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
3D scan of portrait bust sculpture of Vida Lahey by Daphne Mayo available in eSpace as open access.
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Parcel 14
Alternative identifier(s)
Art Number
00419
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Lahey, Vida, 1882-1968 (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Final
Level of detail
Minimal
Dates of creation revision deletion
Created, Linda Justo, 4-Nov-2020.
Language(s)
Script(s)
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.