The University Gallery
The University Gallery continued its policy of providing a wide range and variety of exhibitions in 1979. Besides touring exhibitions, selected works from the University collections have been displayed throughout the year in the Permanent Exhibition Gallery.
Fifteen exhibitions were installed in 1979 of which 10 were initiated by the Gallery.
Two major catalogues were published. These were for the George Bell Retrospective Exhibition and the Norman Lindsay Centenary Exhibition. The Gallery gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the Australian Galleries Directors Council and the Lindsay Centenary Committee respectively with these two major exhibitions.
Over 16,500 people have visited the Gallery in 1979.
Exhibitions 1979
Staff Art — Works by members of the University Staff.
John Dunkley-Smith — Video film works.
George Bell Retrospective.
Artistic Actuality — Slides of current French art, by the Australian Galleries Directors Council.
Tait Theatre Drawings — A survey of costume design.
Norman Lindsay Centenary Exhibition.
Still Life Still Lives — Glenfiddich Acquisitive Exhibition sponsored by William Grant and Sons.
Scenes from a Spanish Journey — Description Paintings by Jennifer Plunkett.
Dances to Order — Lyndal Jones and the Movement Performance Group, Melbourne State College.
David Tolley — Sound Landscapes with Still and Shifting Figures.
Jutta Hosel — Antarctic Photographs.
Walter Richard Sickert — Etchings.
Rod Withers — Recent paintings.
Contemporary French Photography, Travelling exhibition from the Australian Galleries Directors Council.
Danish Graphics.
Robert Jacks, gift of the 1979 artist-in-residence, three untitled lithographs and an untitled drawing.
Mr T. Buesst, two oil paintings, 'Woolloomooloo Landscape' by Robert Dickerson and 'Red Leotard' by Constance Stokes.
Jennifer Plunkett, gift of the artist, an untitled landscape in pastel.
Druckma Press, sets of colour states for lithographs by Leonard French, 'Moonturtle'; Clifton Pugh, 'Flight of Birds'; Les Kossatz, untitled; George Baldessin, untitled; Frank Hodgkinson, The Seed'; John Olsen, 'Tropical Rainshower'; Franz Kempf, untitled;
and an experimental lithograph by an unknown artist.
Dr Tess Lang, a mixed media painting by Jamie Boyd, 'Portrait of a Girl in a Green Dress'.
The Glenfiddich Company, a lithograph by John Dent 'Large Still Life Chinese Vase', an oil painting by Guy Stuart 'Brush Painting', an acrylic by Alan Oldfield 'Palm Beach Still Life' and a timber and foam sculpture by Robert Parr 'Still Life'.
Mrs Raynes Dickson, a collection of 30 pieces of antique glassware, in memory of her husband Raynes Dickson, to be held with the Matthaei Collection.
Sandra Leveson-Meares, gift of the artist, a screen print 'Three Players of a Summer Game'.
Lady Lindsay, an oil by Richard Amor, 'Massacre at Williamstown'.
Roger Kemp, a gift of the artist, a collection of nine working drawings in various media.
Mrs Olive Hirschfeld, a collection of 544 paintings, drawings and prints by Ludwig Hirschfeld Mack.
Jutta Hosel, gift of the artist, a collection of nine photographs from 'Aspects of Antarctica'.
Ms Doris Kilburn, nine posters for 'The Great Breath — a book of seven designs' by Christian Waller.
To the Faculty of Music
Operatic scores from Mrs V. Jackson; books, music and scores from Ms V. Parsons, Mr M. Schildberger, Miss J. Chaplin, Mr P. King, Miss S. Ross and the Royal Norwegian Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
To the University
A portrait of Professor George Loughlin, commissioned by friends and colleagues for the Faculty of Music.
7o the Rowden White Library
A bequest of 190 classical records from the Estate of the late Dr B. W.
Thompson.
To the Department of Germanic Studies
Books, newspapers, bulletins and reviews from various government
agencies, including a gift of 100 books from the Republic of
Austria. The Department also received a typewriter from the
Swedish Embassy.
To the Medical History Museum
A silver tray (presented to the first lecturer in Medicine in the Univer- sity, Dr James Robertson, in 1887) from Miss T. Robertson; a micro- scope and a cabinet of slides (originally owned by the University's first Professor of Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology, Professor G. B. Halford) from Mrs D. C. Banks.
To the Grainger Museum
Music manuscripts and free music components from the Grainger Estate.
7o the Department of East Asian Studies A substantial gift of books from Mr C. T. Tsiang.
To the Department of Mining and Metallurgy
Personal correspondence of the late Dr Walter Rosenhain, presented by his daughter, Mrs Kirsner.
To the Ewing and George Paton Galleries
A video cassette playback unit and colour monitor from the Australian Gallery Directors Council.
To the Department of Middle Eastern Studies
Arabic books from the Ministry of Higher Education, Arab Republic of Egypt, and a collection of books on early church history and gnosticism from Mr Amitabhaka.
To the Department of History and Philosophy of Science Books from Professor Douglas Gasking.
To the Department of Veterinary Paraclinical Sciences
A Sorvall KSB-R Continuous System, donated by Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd.
To the Department of Civil Engineering
An untitled bronze sculptural relief by Michael Meszaros from Hardcastle and Richards Pty Ltd, which has been mounted on the west face of the Civil Engineering Building; a quantity of structural steel for testing purposes from B.H.P.
To the Baillieu Library
Mr lan McLaren, numerous valuable Australian items with particular emphasis on Captain Bligh.
Mr Ivan Page, a collection of material by members of the Sitwell family.
Dr John Orde Poynton, some very significant editions of works of 19th and 20th century English literature.
Mr Peter Macdougall, a set of Sands and McDougall city directories
of Melbourne plus some from other locales.
Mr John Lysenko, some original silk screen prints by Colin Lanceley and Sidney Nolan.
Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Isaac Newton's 'Optice, Sive de Reflectionbus, Refractionbus, et Coloribus Lucis, Lausanne and Geneve, 1740'.
Friends of the Baillieu Library. In 1979 the Friends acquired for the Library 11 important works to a total value of over $13,000; the major acquisition being a six-volume work by Francois Peron describing the French expedition to Australia and the South Pacific of 1800-1804.
To the University Archives
St Mark's Church, Fitzroy. Papers of Superintendant Francis Hare, officer in charge of police, relating to the surveillance and capture of the Kelly Gang and Hare's later career. 1859-1887.
Australasian Society of Engineers. Union emblem.
Mrs Joyce Stowell. One telescope and wooden tripod which belonged to Professor T. Cherry, Mathematics, University of Melbourne.
Australian Tramway and Motor Omnibus Employee Association.
Minutes, correspondence, etc. 1911-20, 1936-38, 1949-67 and the Victorian Branch banner.
Mr J. O'Neill. Amalgamated Metal Workers and Shipwrights Union political and union pamphlets. 1950s-1960s.
Miss J. Fogarty. Photograph of the 1911 Conference of the Amalga- mated Society of Railway Employees and Past Officer's Certificate, Victorian Railways Union 1911-1912.
Miss Lorna Banfield. Research notes from the Ararat Advertiser.
Mr J. Keenan. Barrier Industrial Council. One Eight Hour Day certifi- cate and collection of Broken Hill union badges.
Mr W. Haysom. Copy of Murphy's History of the Eight-Hour-Day, photograph of Operative Bakers banner, 1911, Marshall's baton and invitation, associated with Eight-Hour-Day celebrations, 1906.
Mr J. Ryan. Bound and unbound copies of The Catholic Worker and associated correspondence and accounts.
Ms A. Geikie. Press cuttings, policy drafts, posters, handbills, periodi- cals Vashii's Voice, Mejane, from the Women's Liberation Move- ment.
Mr J. Sullivan. Independent Order of Rechabites. A further accession, minutes, 1861-1971.
Mr G. Seelaf. Further accession of framed collection of Eight-Hour- Day ribbons, c.1916.
Mr J. Ellis. Further accession of records of United Tinsmiths, Iron- workers and Japanners Society, 1883-1884.
Mr B. Byrne. Records of Sir Lewis Byren, Master Builders Federation
of Australia, International Labour Organization, Australian Institute
of Builders, Victorian Overseas Foundation, Victorian Employers
Federation, 1940-1970.
Mrs F. Derham. Third accession of personal papers of A. P. Derham.
Colonial Crafts of Victoria Exhibition, National Gallery of Victoria, 1978-1979. One canvas advertising banner.
Or G. Davison. Handbills and pamphlets relating to the Moratorium Against the Vietnam War, 1970.
Mr B. Eames. Records of Manufacturing Grocers Employee's Federa- tion of Australia, 1909-1977.
Australian Broadcasting Commission. Three EMI recording tapes, 1978.
Mr C Tullock. Records of Combined Unions Shop Committee, Williamstown Naval Dockyard, 1940s-1970s.
Mrs A. Hartcup. One bound volume of Alma Mater, a University- of Melbourne periodical, 1895-1898.
Mr J. Arrowsmith. Papers of Amalgamated Engineering Union Mel- bourne District Youth Committee, 1942-1964,
Miss J. Radford. Photocopy of manuscript of reminiscences of Henry William Radford's career in the Victorian Education Department, 1893-1943.
Mr B. Wilcock. Papers and associated material of W. S. Wilcock, Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners.
Mr D. Cushion. Records of Musicians Union of Australia, Federal Office, 1940S-1976.
Mr G. Seelaf. One case containing seven home-made bludgeons, c.1930-1931.
The Myer Emporium Ltd. Minutes, reports, correspondence, accounts and financial records, photographs of The Myer Emporium Ltd and associated companies.
Councillor Betty Marginson. Further accession concerning local government activities.
Mr E. Perssons. Records relating to Williamstown Dockyard Com- bined Union Shop Committees, 1960s-1970s.
Mr I. G. Weickhardt, Papers concerning Mr R. L. P. Austin, Engineer, 1900s-1970s.
Repco Ltd. Minutes, correspondence, reports, accounting and finan- cial records, photographs, promotional material of Repco Ltd and associated companies, c. 1937-1978.
Ms S. Noy. Six tapes of interviews with Wonthaggi Women's Auxiliary, 1979.
Gay Liberation Movement records, 1972-1979.
Professor Emeritus A. R. Chisholm. Further accession of personal papers relating to First World War, 1917-1918.
Professor Ronald Henderson. Personal papers relating to work at the Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne.
Professor Emeritus R. D. Wright, Further accession of personal papers, 1940s-1970s.