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Mozart Street was photographed on the same day as Vale Street, down the road in St Kilda. The trio doesn’t change, but here, Catriona Brown (b. 1954) embodies a different version of strength and femininity from the more famous photograph. Her arms are folded across her torso with casual ease, as if she is waiting for the younger boys who are taciturn and twist away from
the camera behind her.
In exchange for doing this photoshoot, Jerrems promised Brown headshots for her acting and modelling work. This frame appears to blend both objectives while fulfilling Jerrems’ interest in narrative tension.
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Gift of the Philip Morris Arts Grant 1982.
© The Estate of Carol Jerrems
from Saturday 30 November 2024
Carol Jerrems: Portraits is a major exhibition of one of Australia’s most influential photographers. Jerrems’ intimate portraits of friends, lovers and artistic peers transcend the purely personal and have come to shape Australian visual culture.
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