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Time and light

In Gallery Seven

This sample of 56 photographs takes in some of the smallest photographs we own and some of the largest, some of the earliest and some of the most recent, as well as multiple photographic processes from daguerreotypes to digital media.

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James, Rebecca and Sam Mapu
James, Rebecca and Sam Mapu, 2021 James Tylor, Craig Tuffin, Dr Elisa deCourcy. © Craig Tuffin and Dr Elisa deCourcy. James Tylor/Copyright Agency, 2024
William St Leonards Robertson
William St Leonards Robertson, c. 1865 an unknown artist
Heath
Heath, 2020 (printed 2022) Brett Canét-Gibson. © Brett Canét-Gibson
Oodgeroo of the Noonuccal Tribe
Oodgeroo of the Noonuccal Tribe, 1992 (printed 2009) George Fetting. © George Fetting/Copyright Agency, 2024
William Charles Windeyer
William Charles Windeyer, c. 1857 an unknown artist
Charles Windeyer
Charles Windeyer, c. 1846-1849 George B. Goodman
Horace Spencer Wills and Cedric Spencer Wills
Horace Spencer Wills and Cedric Spencer Wills, c. 1859 an unknown artist
Mr and Mrs R. T. Carter
Mr and Mrs R. T. Carter, c. 1863 Milligan Bros (Studio)
Emily Spencer Wills
Emily Spencer Wills, c. 1855 an unknown artist
Margaret Robertson
Margaret Robertson, c. 1852 an unknown artist
William Robertson jnr
William Robertson jnr, c. 1852 an unknown artist
William Robertson
William Robertson, c. 1852 an unknown artist
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