Series 1: Personal material (1972-2017?)
This series contains:
- biographical papers.
- personal papers.
- greeting cards.
- a sombrero.
The material was collected by Luke Roberts.
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Items in this series:
Biographical papers (1989-2004?)
This item contains biographical information about Luke Roberts.
There is only a small amount of material, predominately clippings.
Biographical information largely about Luke Roberts' character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice can be found in Series 9.
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Personal papers (1973-2001)
This item contains personal papers about Luke Roberts:
- an invitation to Luke Roberts' 21st birthday celebrations held in 1973. The invitation was probably created by Luke Roberts.
- two postcards to Luke Roberts, 1980s.
- a program for a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) graduation ceremony wherein Luke Roberts graduated with a Master of Fine Arts, 2001.
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Greeting cards (Undated)
This item contains a small number of Christmas and other greeting cards to Luke Roberts. The cards are undated.
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Sombrero (Undated)
This item contains a large sombrero worn by Luke Roberts. The sombrero is green, red and cream.
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57 cm. (diameter)
Series 2: Alpha (town) material (1972-2017?)
This item contains material associated with Alpha, a town in Central Queensland:
- papers.
- shirts.
- realia.
The material was collected by Luke Roberts.
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Items in this series:
Papers (1972-2017?)
This item contains papers associated with Alpha, in Central Queensland:
- a booklet titled History of the Parish of the Sacred Heart Barcaldine (including Alpha, Jericho, Aramac and Muttaburra) by Isabel Hoch, 1988.
- various tourist brochures with information about Alpha, 2006-2009.
- ephemera titled Alpha 'Town of murals', undated.
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Shirts (1984; 1972-2008?)
This item contains 2 shirts bearing logos for Alpha, in Central Queensland.
The first is a T-shirt with a blue trim around the neck and sleeves with a colour print of a logo for Alpha on the front, 1984?
- the logo bears the text 'Alpha centenary 1884.5-1984.5 Central Western Qld' accompanied by illustrations of a bull and two passenger trains, one a steam train and one a Queensland Rail diesel.
- the shirt is size 22, made of polyester and cotton, brand name 'The T-shirt Factory', Cairns.
- chest width 49 cm., back length 73 cm..
The second is a collared long sleeved blue work shirt with a logo for Alpha woven onto the front, 1973-2008?
- the logo bears the text 'Shire of Jericho Alpha Jericho' accompanied by illustrations of the sun, a bull, a bird and a mountain.
- the shirt is size XL, made of cotton, brand 'Wear 2 Work'.
- chest width 68 cm., back length 78 cm..
Artwork by Luke Roberts with similar logos to that found on this second shirt can be found in Series 13.
The Shire of Jericho was a local government area in Central Queensland between the towns of Barcaldine and Emerald. Administered from the town of Alpha, the shire existed as a local government entity from 1916 until 2008 when it amalgamated with the shires of Aramac and Barcaldine to form the Barcaldine Region.
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Realia (Undated)
This item contains realia for the town of Alpha, in Central Queensland:
- a souvenir ceramic white mug featuring coloured printing. Text reads 'Alpha : astride the divide' accompanied by an illustration of a man cooking over a campfire in the bush. The mug was produced by 'The Great Australian Roadsign Company'.
- a souvenir metal cake fork with coloured printing on a round insert in the top handle. The insert features the text 'Alpha C.Q.' accompanied by an illustration of a man on horseback beside a river. The spoon was produced by the company 'Jasmine'.
- a notepad bearing the text 'Shire of Jericho' and the Alpha logo.
- a colour sticker with the text 'Make a major discovery, the Major Mitchell Trail, Queensland' accompanied by an image of a man on horseback looking through a monocular telescope. Major Mitchell was an early explorer and passed through the area in 1846, the first Europeans to do so. There is a cairn for Major Mitchell on the Capricorn Highway, Belyando River, east of Alpha (Information taken from: Monuments Australia website, viewed 21 March 2024).
- two identical colour stickers produced by the Alpha District Tourism & Development Association Inc. featuring a pioneering family at camp in the bush.
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Series 3: Catholic Church material (1978-2017?)
This series contains material associated with the Catholic Church predominately about its stance on sexuality and the use of condoms:
- papers.
- T-shirts.
Material associated with the Catholic Church and the LBGTIQ community can be found here. Material associated with the Raëlism movement and the Catholic Church or the LGBTIQ community can be found in Series 5. Material associated with Luke Roberts' persona Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice and the Catholic Church, LBGTIQ community or Raëlism movement can be found in Series 10.
The material was collected by Luke Roberts.
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Papers (1978? ; 1995-2012?)
This item contains material associated with the Catholic Church:
- the material is predominately ephemera about the Catholic Church.
- most of the material is about the church's stance on sexuality and the use of condoms which help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS.
- a lot of the material is about events during Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Sydney in 2008. This includes a 'NoToPope Coalition' rally held in protest to homophobia, anti-condom policies and reproductive rights.
- there are also select issues of The review, the journal of the Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton, between 2009-2019. Many of these feature articles about Mary MacKillop.
- also included is an A3 poster reproduction of the painting Baptism of Vajk by Gyula Benczúr, 1978?
Some of the material is undated.
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T-shirts (1979-2017?)
This item contains two T-shirts about the Catholic Church and its stance on sexuality.
The first T-shirt is white with coloured printing on the front, 2008?
- the printing contains the transgender symbol in white on a background of different colours and the text 'The Pope is wrong, put a condom on! www.notopope.com'. During Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Sydney in 2008 there was a 'NoToPope Coalition' rally held in protest to homophobia, anti-condom policies and reproductive rights.
- the shirt is S, cotton, Sportage brand.
- chest width 50 cm., back length 65 cm..
The second T-shirt is black with white text printed on the front, 1969-2017?
- the text reads 'Pope go homo'.
- the shirt is size L, cotton, no brand name.
- chest width 54 cm., back length 74 cm..
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Series 4: LGBTIQ community material (1980-2017?)
This series contains material about the LGBTIQ community:
- papers and realia.
- T-shirt and bandanna.
- posters.
Material about the Catholic Church and the LBGTIQ community can be found in Series 3. Material about the Raëlism movement and the Catholic Church and/or the LGBTIQ community can be found in Series 5. Material about Luke Roberts character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice and the Catholic Church, LGBTIQ community and/or Raëlism movement can be found in Series 10.
The material was collected by Luke Roberts.
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Papers and realia (1989-2013?)
This item contains material associated with the LGBTIQ community:
- ephemera for art exhibitions.
- book titled B-boy blues, by James Earl Hardy, 1994. The title page contains the inscription 'To Luke, James Earyl Hardy 6/24/97'.
- ephemera and event guides for events relevant to the LGBTIQ community.
- ephemera and realia designed to support the LGBTIQ community such as:
- 'Positive directions' bag containing AIDS/HIV support material produced by the Anglican Church.
- Drama Downunder ephemera, condoms and stubby cooler.
- red HIV/AIDS awareness metal ribbon badge and condom. The ribbon is a symbol of solidarity for people living with HIV/AIDS.
- miscellaneous serial articles from magazines and newspapers related to the LGBTIQ community and LGBTIQ community issues.
- A3 posters for the exhibition Vache (for aids) exhibition : an open exhibition in support of Qld. AIDS Council, AGLASSOFWATER Project, held in Fortitude Valley, 1990.
Some of the material is undated.
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T-shirt and bandanna (1991-2017?)
This item contains a T-shirt and a bandanna.
The T-shirt is cream with coloured printing on both sides and the right hand sleeve torn off, 1991-2017?:
- the front contains the text 'Borlung' at the top and 'Rainbow Serpent' at the bottom accompanied by an illustration sandwiched between.
- the front illustration features a Rainbow Serpent's head depicted in rainbow colours (right hand side); the body of the serpent depicted using traditional Aboriginal Australian art against a background of similar art (middle); the tail of the serpent depicted in rainbow colours against a background of half of Uluru, desert sands and a cloudy blue sky with the serpent tail doubling as half a rainbow (left hand side).
- the back contains the text 'Ipswich Nissan' and a print of a Luke Roberts' artwork titled Kahlo + Crawford.
- the shirt is size M, polyester and cotton, brand ATC, Australian made.
- chest width 45 cm., back length 67 cm..
Kahlo + Crawford features a portrait of two women Joan Crawford (Luke Roberts) and Kahlo (Joanna Meighan) hugging, with one wearing a wreath on their head. The photograph was from a photographic performance, art direction/concept Luke Roberts, camera Stephen Crowther, 1991. It has been used in more than one exhibition. 'This photograph is one of a series of images that depict the alter egos of Luke Roberts. They are used by Roberts to explore global mythologies of art, religion, ideology and the corporatisation of culture.' (Information paraphrased from: Art Gallery of New South Wales website, viewed 25 March 2024).
The bandanna is a Queensland Association for Healthy Communities (QAHC) bandanna, 2006-2013:
- it is white with pink and purple printing. The text reads 'qahc' and 'www.qahc.org.au' and is accompanied with the QAHC logo '
- is is made from polyester cotton and is 51 x 52 cm. in size.
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Posters (1980s-1990s?)
This item contains posters associated with LGBITQ community:
- Pink Pronkjewail internationale homomanifestatiea = Pink Pronkjewail international gay event held in The Netherlands, 1985.
- QuAC : Cuisin' safely, Brisbane, 1989. QuAC is an acronym for the Queensland AIDs Council, now the Queensland Council for LGBTI Health.
- Holland Amsterdam Gay district 'Rebrandtplein', collected by Luke Roberts in 1987.
- Play safe : use condoms, produced by the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations, collected by Luke Roberts in 1988.
- Bezint Ferge Bemint : A.I.D.S. Voorkomen kan genezen niet, Amsterdam.
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Series 5: Raëlism material (1994-2012?)
This series contains material associated with the Raëlism movement, also known as Raëlianism:
- papers.
- issues of the serial 'Apocalypse international'.
- realia.
- posters.
- banner.
- Raëlism gown.
- T-shirts.
Material about the Raëlism movement and the Catholic Church and/or the LGBTIQ community can be found here. Material about Luke Roberts' character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice and the Catholic Church, LGBTIQ community and/or Raëlism movement can be found in Series 10.
The material was collected by Luke Roberts, some created by him.
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Items in this series:
Papers (1994-2012?)
This item contains papers associated with Raëlism:
- general information about ARAMIS, the Raëlism Association of Sexual Minorities.
- issues of InformAction, newsletter of the Raëlism Religion of Oceania.
- ephemera promoting Raëlism.
- ephemera about events the Raëlism movement contributed to (eg. appearances at mardi gras) and events organised by the Raëlism movement (eg. public presentations about crop circles and extra-terrestials, as well as debaptising ceremonies).
- correspondence between a number of correspondents, including Luke Roberts.
- booklets Words of the last of the prophets and The final message : the message given by extra-terrestials broadly about Raëlism. The booklets were written by Raël, founder of the Raëlism movement.
- booklet An embassy for extra-terrestials (Raëlism information pack). The booklet provides more factual information about Raël and Raëlism.
- book A tapestry of life : inspirational poetry and prose, by Robyn Dear.
- miscellaneous material including ephemera, Raëlism teachings, certificate to Peter Tatchell, now honourary guide; sketch about homophobia for ARAMIS, notes.
There is also a CD (compact disc) titled Quotes from Raël.
Luke Roberts was the Raëlism member responsible for representing Sexual Minorities in Oceania in 2006.
Some of the material is undated.
This material was collected by Luke Roberts, some created by him.
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Apocalypse international (1999-2008)
This item contains issues of the serial Apocalypse international between 1999-2008, ISSN 0152-4992.
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Realia (1994-2012?)
This item contains realia associated with Raëlism:
- Raëlism stickers, magnets and cards, many about homophobia, including various versions of the Raëlism logo.
- badge with the text 'I [love] Raël'.
- plastic head band with the text 'Homophobia is criminal Bible bullshit'.
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Posters (1994-2012?)
This item contains posters associated with Raëlism:
- 2 connected identical corflute posters with orange and black text reading 'Debaptise yourself from your homophobic, misogynist religion rael.org', size 46 x 60 cm..
- The maitreya : audio-visual presentation of his teachings, free public lecture, held in New Farm, Brisbane, 61 x 27 cm..
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Banner (1994-2012?)
This item contains a rolled vinyl banner featuring images of Nelson Mandella, Martin Luther King, Mahatma Ghandi, Aung San Suu Kyi, Frida Kahlo de Rivera as well as Raëlian movement founder Raël (born Claude Maurice Marcel Vorilhon).
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3 m. long
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Gown (1994-2012?)
This item contains a thin white gown worn by members of the Raëlism movement. The gown is open at the sides with a head hole in the top.
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116 cm. wide x 183 cm. long
T-shirts (1994-2012?)
This item contains T-shirts associated with Raëlism:
The first T-shirt is black with a colour printing on the front:
- the print is of an U.F.O. sandwiched between the text 'UFOs bring love : F[--]K homophobic religions : the future is beautiful, free yourself'. The missing letters in 'F--K' have been replaced by love heart and a flower.
- the shirt is size L, cotton, brand Gilden.
- chest width 56 cm., back length 71 cm..
The second T-shirt is black with white text printed on the front:
- the text reads 'UFOs bring love F--K homophobic religions www.rael.org'. The missing letters in the word 'F--K' have been replaced by a love heart and flower.
- the shirt is size L, cotton, brand Ramo.
- chest width 57 cm., back length 72 cm..
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Series 6: Photographic timeline of people, objects and events (1980-2003?)
This series contains photographs and negatives taken from the early 1980s until about 2003. The photographs document the life of Luke Roberts. They include:
- places he visited in Australia and around the world.
- people he met, visited and socialised with. This includes: other artists; fellow travellers; friends and acquaintances in his social circle; and his family, including many children.
- events he was involved in.
- objects that interested him. This included buildings, art, signs etc..
- performances in costume as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice.
Some images are of objects, or in places, related to things in Luke Roberts' life. This includes the town of Alice, in Texas, U.S.A. and various signs with 'Alice' or 'Pope' in them. Some images were taken because they had a humorous connection to Luke Roberts' life. Many images are of Luke Roberts and others dressing up.
There are many images featuring full frontal male nudity and suggestive poses.
The photographers are largely unknown, although, it is probable that many were taken by Luke Roberts. However, it should be noted that some of the images have been attributed to other people and Luke Roberts features in many of them.
Each item has been named after the main locations within that item where the images were taken.
The images are largely dated and were collected by Luke Roberts.
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Queensland (1980-1982?)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- people during a trip to Alpha, Central Queensland, in the early 1980s.
- people, buildings and scenery during a train trip Luke Roberts took to Longreach with his father in the early 1980s.
- Queens' Ball (gay dance) at a New York hotel in the early 1980s.
- Luke Roberts and other people at 35 Arthur Street, New Farm, Brisbane, 1981.
- people and scenery at Blackwater/Down Tablelands, 1982.
- Luke Roberts and other people during Christmas celebrations at Broadbeach, 1982.
- people in Luke Roberts' shop, Shop 23, Brisbane Arcade, Brisbane CBD, 1982.
- Luke Roberts with mannequins and at the markets, 1982.
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Queensland (1983-1984?)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- Luke Roberts with Christina (Tina) and other people, 1983.
- Luke Roberts at Coolum Beach with other people, early 1983.
- Luke Roberts and other people at 35 Arthur Street, New Farm, Brisbane. There are also images of shoes painted by Luke Roberts.
- Luke Roberts and other people at Jeffrey's birthday at J.C. Slaughter Falls, M\ount Coot-tha, 1983.
- Luke Roberts and other people celebrating Easter, 1983.
- Luke Roberts and other people at the Jazz Arts Ball, Brisbane City Hall, June/July 1983.
- Luke Roberts and other cast members backstage at a performance of Plastik held at La Boite, July 1983.
- Alby (man), 1983.
- Luke Roberts and other people involved in the preparations for a performance, and of a performance, held at La Boite, 1983. Luke Roberts was involved in the performance, in costume, as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice.
- Luke Roberts and other people at Noosa Beach, 1983.
- Brisbane band Lovs e Blur singer Wendy Seary, 1984.
- a performance involving Luke Roberts, in costume, as his character HDH Pope Alice, held at La Boite in 1984.
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Japan, Europe (1984-1987)
This item contains photographs and negatives taken during Luke Roberts' time in Japan and Europe, particularly Amsterdam.
Subjects mainly include objects of interest, buildings and people. There are also those of people in social settings.
Some photographs include Luke Roberts.
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Miscellaneous (1980-1989?)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- various objects such as old goods tins and boxes, old magnets and badges, sculptures, dolls, a pinball machine, 1980s.
- Luke Roberts painting a large canvas hung from a Hills Hoist washing line, 1980s.
- scenery of Central Queensland,1980s.
- Luke Roberts and other people backstage, performing and celebrating a performance, 1980s.
- Luke Roberts and other people in social settings, 1980s.
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Alpha, Jericho (1990-1994)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- buildings and structures in Alpha; and of Jericho in flood, 1990.
- Condom Pax originals, Alpha, 1993.
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Brisbane, New York City, San Antonio (October 1996-January 1997)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- Luke Roberts and other people at the farewell for his overseas adventure, October 1996.
- buildings and objects of interest in Tokyo (Japan) on the way to New York City (U.S.A.), October 1996.
- Luke Roberts, other people and objects of interest in New York City.
- Luke Roberts and other people socialising in New York City.
- Luke Roberts and other people taking in Christmas sights, New York City, December 1996-January 1997.
- Luke Roberts, other people and objects of interest in San Antonio, Texas, January 1997.
- Luke Roberts and other people socialising in San Antonio, Texas, January 1997.
- Luke Roberts performing in costume as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice in Alice, Texas, January 1997.
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Texas (January 1997-February 1997)
This item contains photographs and negatives mainly of Luke Roberts in Texas.
The images are mainly of places, people and objects of interest in San Antonio, other locations include Alice and Austin. There are also images of people socialising.
Some images contain Luke Roberts.
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Texas, New York City (February-March 1997)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- 'Charlie' (man) photoshoot, San Antonio, Texas.
- Luke Roberts performing in costume as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice in San Antonio and Alice, Texas.
- Luke Roberts, other people and objects of interest in Texas.
- Luke Roberts and other people socialising in New York City.
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New York City (April 1997)
This item contains photographs and negatives mainly of Luke Roberts in New York City. There are images of places, people and objects of interest. Some include Luke Roberts. There are also photographs of Luke Roberts and others socialising.
Also included are images of Luke Roberts performing in costume as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice:
- on the street.
- at an event within the Koala Room with the Australian Consulate General, 5th Avenue.
- at Tracey Moffat's exhibition Free-falling at the DIA Centre for the Arts.
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New York City (May-August 1997)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- Luke Roberts, other people, objects of interest (buildings etc.).
- Luke Roberts performing in costume as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice at the Gramercy Park Hotel International Art Fair.
- photographs of the group exhibition The 21st Annual National/International Studio Artists Exhibition featuring artworks from Luke Roberts' Wunderkamera series at MoMA PS1, Clocktower. There are also photographs of Luke Roberts and others socialising at a party associated with the exhibition.
- Luke Roberts and other people socialising.
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Washington, Venice (September-October 1997)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- Luke Roberts, Hiram To, other people and objects of interest (buildings etc.) in Washington.
- Luke Roberts, other people, objects of interest (buildings etc.) in Venice, Italy.
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Queensland, New South Wales (October-December 1997)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- Luke Roberts, Leonard Brown, other people, scenery and objects of interest (rusting cars, old sheds, water tanks, buildings etc.) in Murwillumbah, Casino and/or Brisbane.
- photographs of Luke Roberts, other people, scenery and objects of interests (buildings, etc.) in Alpha, Queensland.
- photographs of people and objects of interest (buildings, etc.) in Annerley.
- photographs of Luke Roberts and others at Fluxus held at the Queensland Art Gallery.
- Luke Roberts, other people and art at the Snakes and Aliens exhibition at Bellas Gallery.
- Luke Roberts, other people and objects of interest (vegetable gardens, horses etc.) at Hogarth Range, Casino.
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Queensland, New South Wales (January-April 1998)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- Luke Roberts, other people and objects of interest (art, beach scenes etc.) on Stradbroke Island.
- Luke Roberts and other people at an art gallery and social occasion in Sydney, February 1998.
- Tracey's opening [art exhibition], Oxley House, February 1998.
- Luke Roberts and other people preparing for and attending the Sydney Mardi Gras, February 1998. Luke Roberts performed in costume as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice.
- Tracey Moffat and Larry in Sydney, February 1998.
- buildings in Winton and Jericho, April 1998.
- Luke Roberts and his painting 'My childhood vision of Mother Mary MacKillop galloping past the Alpha Convent bringing more joes to Central Western Queensland'. This painting won second place in the Mary McKillop Art Award held in 1995.
- Luke Roberts, other people, objects of interest (buildings, etc.) and Luke Roberts' painting titled ''My childhood vision...' (described above) in Alpha and Jericho.
- Luke Roberts, other people and objects of interest (buildings, etc.) in Jericho and Brisbane, 1998.
- Luke Roberts, other people and objects of interest (buildings, railway bridge etc.) in Alpha.
- goats in Emerald.
- Luke Roberts and objects of interest (buildings, etc.) in Tambo, Augathella, Blackhall and Barcaldine.
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Queensland, New York, Texas (April-December 1998?)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- Luke Roberts and objects of interest (buildings, etc.) during a trip to Winton.
- Luke Roberts and and objects of interest (buildings eg. Avalon and the Holy Spirit Church, both in New Farm, etc.) in New Farm and Fortitude Valley, Brisbane.
- Luke Roberts, other people and objects of interest (buildings eg. the Strand Theatre, etc.) in Toowoomba
- objects of interest (buildings in New York, a graveyard with decorated tombstones in Texas, etc.) in New York and Texas.
- people, sometimes socialising, and objects of interest (buildings, etc.) on Stradbroke Island.
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Queensland, Sydney (December 1998, Miscellaneous 1998?)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- people, sometimes socialising, objects of interest and an event containing a performance by an Elvis impersonator, Brisbane.
- Luke Roberts, other people, objects of interest and events in Brisbane and Sydney.
- buildings in Wedd Street, Springhill, Brisbane.
- Luke Roberts' painting 'My childhood vision of Mother Mary MacKillop galloping past the Alpha Convent bringing more joes to Central Western Queensland' and other art in a gallery/establishment, possibly in Alpha. This painting won second place in the Mary McKillop Art Award held in 1995.
- gravestone containing the text 'Sister of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, founded by Penola, South Australia, by blessed Mary MacKillop and Reverend Julian Tenison Woods in 1966'.
- 'Pink Poodle Motel' fluorescent sign in Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast.
- buildings in New Farm and the Story Bridge.
- Luke Roberts performing in costume as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice at a Queensland University of Technology event for the English Speaking Union.
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Brisbane, Stradbroke Island (January-March 1999)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- Luke Roberts and objects of interest (buildings, car ferry) on Stradbroke Island.
- Luke Roberts, other people (sometimes socialising) and objects of interest (buildings eg. Avalon, Belvedere, a red sombrero, the Story Bridge etc.) in Brisbane suburbs such as the Brisbane CBD, The Valley and New Farm.
- Jun Chen and his portrait (painting) of Luke Roberts, at various stages through the process to the finished artwork.
- a painting of Luke Roberts performing in costume as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice.
- Luke Roberts and others socialising at Clifford and Bianca's opening Fireworks (Aboriginal Australian art exhibition).
- Luke Roberts and others at The Beat (nightclub), Brisbane.
- Richard Stringer taking photographs of Luke Roberts performing in costume as his character HDH Pope Alice at The Rivoli and of the photographs taken.
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Brisbane, Central Queensland (April 1999)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- Luke Roberts, Peter Bellas and other people at the Bellas Christmas Party.
- Luke Roberts, other people and objects of interest (artwork, buildings, orchards, etc.) in Brisbane, Blackwater, Gladstone and Emerald.
- Luke Roberts with a model basketball stand and hoop with the word 'Rejection' written on the backboard on a train and at a train station in Brisbane.
- Luke Roberts at a social occasion in Gladstone and Emerald, 1999.
- Luke Roberts at Fiona's 21st, 1999.
- people socialising at Fairbairn Dam, Anakie, Alpha and Barcadine.
- objects of interest (buildings, Tree of Knowledge etc.) at Alpha and Barcadine.
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Central Queensland, Gladstone (April 1999)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- Luke Roberts, other people, scenery and objects of interest (buildings, rural activities, etc.) in Aubreystone and Aramac.
- Luke Roberts, other people, scenery and objects of interest (buildings, disused objects, etc.) in 'Edgbaston' (station).
- new and old buildings in Jericho and Alpha.
- Luke Roberts at Brad and Briany's wedding.
- Luke Roberts visiting a primary school, as well as other people and buildings in Gladstone.
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Queensland (April-June 1999)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- Luke Roberts and others at the Pink Poodle Motel (includes photographs of the Pink Poodle fluorescent sign), Gold Coast.
- Luke Roberts with his Pink Poodle artwork.
- people and objects of interest at the Gold Coast.
- buildings in Maryborough.
- Luke Roberts at Daisy's 100th birthday party.
- buildings and plants in Brisbane.
- accommodation and pool at The Headlands.
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Brisbane, Noosa (August-September 1999)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- Luke Roberts performing in costume as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice at the book launch of Vanitas, Queensland Art Gallery.
- shells and shell sculptures at Noosa.
- Fish & chip shop at Noosaville,
- people and artworks in an Attunga Heights apartment, Noosa Heads.
- Luke Roberts socialising with others at the Noosa Film Festival.
- artwork intended for, and its installation, at the Noosa Regional Gallery.
- Luke Roberts and other people socialising at the opening of Luke Roberts' exhibition Mu consciousness raising exercises held at Noosa Regional Art Gallery, September 4-5. There are also photographs of the art in the exhibition.
- Luke Roberts, other people and objects of interest (ornaments, glass bottles, trees, Indigenous art and weaponry, buildings, etc.) at Noosa.
- advertising flyers for Vanitas (book) including 'Alice in Noosaland' flyers.
- Luke Roberts and others at the Asia Pacific Triennial.
- woman dressed as a nurse for the Livid Festival.
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Noosa (August-September 1999?)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects at Noosa including:
- Luke Roberts, people and objects of interest (buildings eg. Majestic Theatre, artwork, etc.).
- visits to The Big Shell, the Cooroora Historical Society Museum and the Lifeline Op-shop.
- a patterned path, sometimes with people, leading to a lookout.
- scenery.
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Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Toowomba (September-October 1999)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- Luke Roberts and other performers at the Livid Festival. Photographs document preparations eg. performers donning costumes (such as Luke Roberts as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice, a nurse, Wonder Woman etc.) and performers and crowds at the festival.
- Luke Roberts, other people and objects of interest (eg. a Singer sewing machine, art, buildings, etc.) in Brisbane.
- The Big Cow in Yandina.
- Luke Roberts and others in Toowoomba.
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Brisbane, Los Angeles and New York (November-December 1999)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- motorbikes and dancing in Brisbane.
- people socialising at Luke Roberts' farewell prior to his trip to New York.
- Luke Roberts and objects of interest (art, objects, buildings, etc.) in Los Angeles.
- objects of interest (objects, buildings, etc.) in New York.
- Luke Roberts and others socialising in New York.
- book launch party at Tracey Moffat's apartment, New York.
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New York (December 1999, Miscellaneous 1999)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- Luke Roberts and others socialising at Christmas and New Year in New York.
There are also small number of photographs taken sometime during 1999.
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New York, Massachusetts (December 1999-January 2000)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- Luke Roberts and others socialising at a New Year's Eve Christmas Party, New York.
- Luke Roberts socialising at a dinner at Lisa's in New York, some of the people present were artists, and the photographs include the artists at work.
- objects of interest (buildings, etc.) in New York.
- objects of interest (light house, buildings, cemetery, etc.) in Boston, Massachusetts.
- a visit to the Fogg Museum of Art in Boston, Massachusetts.
- people socialising in New York.
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New York (January 2000)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- Luke Roberts painting a portrait, the finished product and the subject, New York.
- people and objects of interest in New York.
- Max's studio in New York.
- Luke Roberts and others at a farewell party in New York, some donning a wig to resemble Andy Warhol.
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Oregon, Brisbane, Sydney (January-February 2000)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- a PowWow in Oregon.
- Luke Roberts performing in costume as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice and others in the snow, Oregon.
- Luke Roberts, other people and objects of interest in Oregon.
- Luke Roberts performing in costume as his character HDH Pope Alice in the woods in Oregon.
- Chinese dragon dancing in The Valley, Brisbane.
- Luke Roberts and others assembling many wine glasses (with red wine) and bread rolls on large tables at Artspace, Sydney. Luke Roberts performing in costume as his character HDH Pope Alice at Artspace for this event.
- people and objects of interest at Leura, Sydney.
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Sydney, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast? (March-May 2000?)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- Luke Roberts performing in costume as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice and others on the steps of St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney. This was an event for the Sydney 2000 Mardi Gras.
- Luke Roberts, other people and objects of interest (art, etc.) in Sydney.
- people and objects of interest (buildings eg. Centro (Fortitude Valley, Brisbane), homes, etc.) in Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast?
- sculptures of a nun, Brisbane.
- Luke Roberts performing in costume as his character HDH Pope Alice holding a painting featuring Ned Kelly and a policeman.
- graffiti.
- painting featuring two skeletons against a yellow and orange background.
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Brisbane, Gladstone (June 2000)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- graffiti on the Rivoli Theatre building, New Farm.
- Luke Roberts and other people attending the Reconciliation Walk, Brisbane. The sky contains the smoke trail 'Sorry'.
- F & M wedding, Gladstone.
- church baptism of a small boy, Gladstone.
- people and places of interest in Gladstone.
- graffiti.
- painting featuring two skeletons against a yellow and orange background.
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Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney (July - September 2000)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- Luke Roberts, other people and artwork at an exhibition at Bellas Gallery, Fortitude Valley. The photographs also show Luke Roberts and other people at the associated party which was held at Vitanza City.
- Luke Roberts, other people and objects of interest in Canberra and Sydney.
- the house of the duchess Cecilia McNally in disrepair, 59 Leichhardt Street, Spring Hill.
- Luke Roberts, other people and objects of interest (buildings eg. Bellas Gallery in Fortitude Valley as well as the Holy Spirit Church, homes and internal features of Avalon (flats) in New Farm, the Lucky's Trattoria sign, etc.) in Fortitude Valley and New Farm.
- objects in Luke Roberts' Wunderkammer exhibition held at the Queensland Art Gallery.
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Queensland (September-December 2000)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- Luke Roberts, other people and objects of interest (Big Orange at Crowley Vale, etc.) between Ipswich and Toowoomba.
- Luke Roberts and objects of interest (beach, buildings, etc.) at Miami, Gold Coast.
- Luke Roberts with his parents and others at St. Stephen's Cathedral, Brisbane.
- fluorescent sign for the Pink Poodle Motel, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast.
- Luke Roberts' parents, their caravan and signs at a Gold Coast caravan park.
- Luke Roberts, his parents and others at Main Beach, the Gold Coast, during a visit by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
- Luke Roberts performing in costume as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice at an artist party.
- graffiti artists at work on a large canvas, Brisbane.
- homes in Red Hill, Brisbane.
- Stradbroke Ferries 'Quanamooka' car ferry.
- Rivoli Theatre with graffiti.
- Luke Roberts performing in costume as his character HDH Pope Alice with other performers at the AAAN2 book launch performance held at the Queensland University of Technology.
- art and other objects in an artist's studio.
- Luke Roberts and others in Gladstone.
- nude pictures of 'Simon'.
- Luke Roberts and other people, including children, having fun with masks as well as objects of interest in Gladstone.
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Queensland, Canberra, Byron Bay (2001?)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- activities with family on New Year's Day, Gladstone.
- Peter Bellas with Luke Roberts' unfinished commissioned artwork S.P.Q.R. for Roma Street Parklands. Photographs also show the finished artwork.
- children playing with masks, Brisbane.
- Luke Roberts pulling funny faces.
- woman preparing to dress as Frida Kahlo, then at an art exhibition featuring many depictions of Frida Kahlo, Canberra.
- Luke Roberts, other people and objects of interest (tree bark, signs, etc.) in Canberra.
- people and objects of interest (horses, bed with a mosquito net, etc.) in Byron Bay, N.S.W..
- photographs of Luke Roberts' artwork Four inhabitants of the Blue Museum: 'I am the Walrus. I am the Eggman' (Wunderjammer detail) 2001.
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Sydney, Auckland (January 2002)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- Luke Roberts performing in costume as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice at the ACP, Sydney.
- Pink Poodle artwork.
- people and objects of interest in Auckland, New Zealand.
- Luke Roberts socialising in Auckland, New Zealand.
- piano removalists working to move an upright piano from a house onto their truck, Auckland, New Zealand.
- interior views of a house located in Auckland, New Zealand.
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New Zealand, Sydney, Brisbane (January-April 2002)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- Luke Roberts performing in costume as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice near pits of muddy water displaying geothermal activity, Rotorua, New Zealand. There are also photographs of HDH Pope Alice posing here with people.
- Luke Roberts performing in costume as his character HDH Pope Alice at Tui Ridge Park, New Zealand.
- scenery and objects of interest (the Big Dog and Sheep at Tirau, etc.) between Tui Ridge Park and Auckland, New Zealand.
- Luke Roberts performing in costume as his character HDH Pope Alice at the Sydney Biennale media launch, Arthouse Hotel, Pitt Street.
- crockery cookie jars and other objects in the interior of Luke Roberts' home, Brisbane.
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Brisbane, Sydney, Stradbroke (May-June 2002)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- Luke Roberts and others preparing for the Sydney Biennale, Brisbane. Photographs include the interior of Luke Roberts' home, featuring crockery cookie jars etc..
- Luke Roberts, Peter Bellas and others at a video launch, Sydney.
- Luke Roberts finalising preparations for the Sydney Biennale, Sydney.
- Sydney Biennale media launch and opening preparations. This includes: Luke Roberts and others socialising; Luke Roberts donning his costume for his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice; and a woman donning her Frida Kahlo costume.
- Luke Roberts and others, including people dressed as Frida Kahlo and Andy Warhol, at the opening of the Sydney Biennale.
- Luke Roberts and others at the Sydney Biennale.
- Luke Roberts working in an artist's studio, other people and objects of interest (buildings, etc.) in Sydney.
- Luke Roberts and others socialising on Stradbroke Island.
- objects of interest (plants, washing line with billowing pillow cases, buildings, etc..) on Stradbroke Island.
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Brisbane, Sydney, Lismore (August-September 2002)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- Luke Roberts and other people donning costumes, Luke Roberts as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice, Brisbane?
- Luke Roberts and others in Les and Den's shop, Sydney.
- Luke Roberts and others socialising in Sydney.
- Luke Roberts and others socialising at Tracey Moffat's party, 'Carthona', The Oxley, Sydney.
- Luke Roberts, Tracey Moffat and others in Brisbane.
- Luke Roberts and others at Lismore Regional Art Gallery.
- Luke Roberts and others playing pool.
- Luke Roberts and others socialising, perhaps at a party celebrating Tracey Moffat's return from New York. The 'STARTSTARACEY' sticker is in the background of one of the photographs.
- Luke Roberts portraits with a la baby hairstyle for his 50th birthday, Rivoli Theatre, Brisbane.
- Luke Roberts, Peter Bellas and others at Pacific Divas, Vitanza City, Asia Pacific Triennial 10, Queensland Art Gallery.
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Alpha, Brisbane (October 2002-December 2002?)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- Luke Roberts, other people and objects of interest (interior and exterior views of buildings, trees, railway lines, etc.) in Alpha.
- people enjoying a picnic at New Farm Park.
- biographical art work and newspaper articles about Luke Roberts grouped under the title 'Art Star'.
- people socialising at Auli's 80th.
- Luke Roberts and others socialising after the Black Pepper opening.
- Pink Poodle artwork.
- Luke Roberts involved in a ceremony, followed by a picnic with others. This was probably a Raëlian movement event.
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Brisbane? (August 2003-December 2003)
This item contains photographs and negatives of a variety of subjects including:
- Luke Roberts with Fran and Rowley, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane.
- Avalon (flats), New Farm.
- Luke Roberts and others socialising at Tracey Moffat's party.
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Miscellaneous (1980-2003?)
This item also contains miscellaneous negatives and photographs.
This includes photographs of Luke Robert's parents and Peter Bellas.
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Series 7: Slides, transparencies, photographs, photograph printouts and negatives (1973-2017?)
This series contains most of the remaining slides, transparencies, photographs, photographic printouts and negatives in this collection.
They include:
- slides of artwork by Luke Roberts, Luke Roberts in costume performing as Her Divine Holiness (HDH) and other characters as well as portraits of Luke Roberts with wet hair.
- miscellaneous transparencies of artwork and Luke Roberts in costume performing as HDH Pope Alice and other characters.
- photographs and other material related to Luke Roberts' exhibition 1+ 1 = 8, held at Bellas Gallery, 2001.
- miscellaneous photograph printouts of a trip Luke Roberts made to Alpha as well as other unrelated printouts of Luke Roberts in costume performing as different characters.
- photograph printouts of Luke Roberts and others in costume performing as different characters.
- miscellaneous negatives of a Mardi Gras parade, Luke Roberts as himself and in costume performing as HDH Pope Alice and other characters as well as other people and objects of interest (the Pink Poodle Motel sign in Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast and artwork).
The images were collected by Luke Roberts.
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Slides (1972-2017?)
This item contains miscellaneous slides of:
- artwork by Luke Roberts.
- Luke Roberts performing in costume as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice, such as at Popepeople 1983 and 1997 and in Alice (Texas) in 1997.
- Luke Roberts' painting of Mary McKillop titled My childhood vision of Mother Mary MacKillop galloping past the Alpha Convent bringing more joes to Central Western Queensland. The painting won 2nd place in the Mary McKillop Art Award, 1995.
- Luke Roberts' exhibition Wunderkamera at the Queensland Art Gallery, 1994-1995.
- portraits of Luke Roberts with wet hair.
- Luke Roberts performing with Joanna Meighan as Crawford and Kahlo respectively.
- a performer, possibly Luke Roberts, in costume as Andy Warhol.
The photographer is unknown, many of the slides are undated.
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35 mm.
Transparencies (1972-2017?)
This item contains miscellaneous transparencies of:
- artwork, many of which are objects. Some of the artwork has been identified as being Luke Roberts.
- Luke Roberts performing in costume as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice, including transparencies of HDH Pope Alice with her miracle baby.
- Luke Roberts in costume as characters such as Christ, Ned Kelly and Crawford, often with other performers such as Joanna Meighan, who played Kahlo.
The photographer is largely unknown, and most if the transparencies are undated.
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'1 + 1 = 8' photographs (1989-2001?)
This item contains photographs and other material related to Luke Roberts' exhibition 1+ 1 = 8, held at Bellas Gallery, 2001.
Photographs were largely of performers in costumes playing characters such as Kahlo, Crawford, Christ, Frida, Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice and Ned Kelly. Performers were often unidentified and include Luke Roberts and Joanna Mehigan. Many photographs were attributed to Stephen Crowther.
Other material includes:
- an issue of the MOCA Bulletin with an article on a talk by Luke Roberts in 1989 wherein he discusses a series of photographs titled 1 +1 = 3.
- ephemera, paperwork and a newspaper clipping associated with the exhibition 1+1 = 8.
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Photograph printouts (1972-2017?)
This item contains printouts of photographs.
A number of these may have been taken during a trip/s Luke Roberts made to Alpha, Central Queensland. These include:
- prints of Luke Roberts at a train station.
- images of Alpha and the interior features of a house.
- children and adult residents of Alpha mucking around in fancy dress.
- Luke Roberts in costume as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice in rural Queensland, at one point baptising an alien.
There are also prints that seem unrelated to Alpha such as:
- Luke Roberts with Aboriginal Australian artist Richard Bell.
- Luke Roberts with bandaids.
- Luke Roberts in costume as characters such as HDH Pope Alice and Hitler, often with other people.
The photographer is unknown and all printouts are undated.
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Photograph printouts (1972-2017?)
This item contains photograph printouts of:
- Luke Roberts in a bedroom, sometimes accompanied by a green alien.
- Luke Roberts in various costumes such as Adolf Hitler and Andy Warhol.
- two boys dressed in fluffy pink cowboy hats and blue and white American Indian clothing.
- mother and toddler both wearing pink cowboy hats.
- Luke Roberts and his father dressed in cowboy hats and American Indian vests. Luke is holding feathers, his father a gun.
- silhouette of two figures wearing sombreros.
The photographer is unknown and the printouts are undated.
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Negatives (1972-2017?)
This item contains miscellaneous negatives of:
- a crowd of people at an art exhibition.
- Luke Roberts, other people and objects of interest.
- scenes from a Mardi Gras parade.
- the Pink Poodle Motel sign, Surfers Paradise, on the Gold Coast.
- Luke Roberts in costume performing as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice, at times with his painting 'My childhood vision of Mother Mary MacKillop galloping past the Alpha Convent bringing more joes to Central Western Queensland'. This painting won second place in the Mary McKillop Art Award held in 1995.
- artwork, including many objects. Some or all of the objects were from Luke Roberts' Wunderkamera exhibitions.
- Luke Roberts in costume as other characters.
The photographer is unknown, the negatives are undated. Some negatives may correspond to photographs in Series 6.
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Series 8: Professional papers (1974-2012?)
This series contains papers associated with Luke Roberts' career:
- references and supporting slides used for applications for fellowships etc..
- professional correspondence predominately to Luke Roberts from a variety of correspondents.
- miscellaneous professional projects Luke Roberts was involved in.
- papers associated with the running of the Queensland Artworkers Alliance.
- miscellaneous material associated with Luke Roberts' professional life.
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References (1974-1997?)
This item contains letters of recommendation for Luke Roberts and slides probably used as supporting evidence of his work in his applications.
The references are mainly regarding Luke Roberts' fellowship to participate in the International Studio Program at the Institute of Contemporary Art, New York, U.S.A. 1996-1997.
Regarding the slides:
- most feature Luke Roberts in costume performing as Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice.
- others feature Luke Roberts in costume as Andy Warhol and Alice Jitterbug.
- some slides feature Luke Roberts as Sir William Wallace, the main character in the 1995 motion picture film Braveheart starring Mel Gibson on a poster which also features Luke Roberts' painting titled 'My childhood vision of Mother Mary MacKillop galloping past the Alpha Convent bringing more joes to Central Western Queensland'.
- the photographer of the slides is unknown.
- many of the slides are undated.
Also included are mail out stickers featuring the Fortitude Valley address of Luke Roberts and the Pope Alice Corporation.
This material was collected by Luke Roberts.
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Professional correspondence (1989-2012?)
This item contains professional correspondence predominately to Luke Roberts from a variety of correspondents.
Included are letters, invitations and notes. Some correspondence contains associated material (eg. print outs of Luke Roberts' artworks).
Some material is undated.
The material was collected by Luke Roberts, with some created by him.
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Miscellaneous projects (1980-2012?)
This series contains miscellaneous professional projects Luke Roberts was involved in:
- an invitation for people to become involved with a Brisbane based Artworkers Union, 1980s?. Luke Roberts was one of the people who first stimulated interest in the idea.
- ephemera and flyer for the play Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? Luke Roberts starred in. The play was held at the New Edward Street Theatre/Brisbane Community Arts Centre, 1981?
- ephemera for the QTC Tangent Productions production of the play Upside down at the bottom of the world by David Allen, 1981. Luke Roberts was responsible for costume design and detail.
- La Boite News Bulletin featuring an article about the musical comedy The Venetian Twins held at La Boite Theatre, 1982. Luke Roberts was responsible for costume design.
- La Boite News Bulletin featuring an article about Back to the Cremorne held at the La Boite Theatre, 1982. Luke Roberts was responsible for art design.
- certificate to Luke Roberts for his artwork Frida and Ned for being one of the selected Brisbane entries of the 1989 Suncorp Art Awards and the exhibition catalogue for the finalists held at the Museum of Contemporary Art, South Brisbane, 1989.
- program for the play Gerrymandajoh featuring Gerry Connolly, directed by Ian Shrives, designed by Luke Roberts, 1990-?
- article about the film Living Arthur Street On produced by Luke Roberts.
- script for the 1993 Australian horror film Bedevil directed by Tracey Moffatt. The script is titled Bedevil : a sixth draft script and was written by Tracey Moffat. The film is made up of 3 surreal ghost stories. This was the first feature film directed by an Aboriginal Australian woman. The script is accompanied by a letter offering Luke Roberts the role of the 'artist' in the third story titled 'Lovin' the spin I'm in' written in 1992 and a brief CV for Tracey Moffat.
- ephemera mentioning Luke Roberts as a judge for 'The Annual Emerald Gallery Arts Competition & Exhibition 1995'.
- ephemera mentioning talks presented by Luke Roberts, mainly at art galleries, as well as a talk introducing himself at the beginning of his artist in residency at Central Queensland University, CV attached, 1995-2012?
- articles in Queensland Pride (newspaper) about Luke Roberts being awarded a PSI Fellowship at the Institute of Contemporary Art, New York, 1996.
- ephemera about 'Flash!' a lucky-dip fundraiser for the Institute of Modern Art Luke Roberts participated in. In this fundraiser, 40 artists were given disposable Kodak cameras and no limitations. Each set of artist's photographs was to be sold at the Quo Vadis exhibition opening in unmarked boxes for $50 each. Quo Vadis opened in 2000.
- ephemera mentioning Luke Roberts opening an exhibition at Circle Gallery, West End, 2012.
Some of the material is undated.
The material was collected by Luke Roberts.
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Queensland Artworkers Alliance administrative records (2005-2011)
This item contains papers associated with the running of the Queensland Artworkers Alliance.
Material includes annual reports, minutes, meeting agendas, CEO reports, correspondence and documents containing financial information.
Luke Roberts was a member of the Management Committee of the Queensland Artworkers Alliance.
The material was collected by Luke Roberts.
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Miscellaneous papers (1983-2010?)
This item contains miscellaneous material associated with Luke Roberts' professional life:
- membership cards held by Luke Roberts for Artworkers, the Institute of Modern Art and the Queensland Centre of Photography.
- event cards held by Luke Roberts for various events including the Biennale of Sydney, Warana, the 2nd Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art and the International Scientific & Metaphysical Symposium (held in Brisbane).
- Luke Roberts business cards.
- various resources of interest to Luke Roberts such as:
- booklet Arts Board Programs of Assistance, by the Australia Council, 1983.
- journal issue 'Electronic arts in Australia' edited by Nicholas Zurbrugg, Continum (journal), volume 8, number 1, 1994.
- book Competitions & financial opportunities for artists : a listing of awards, competitions, scholarships, grants, fellowships, foundations and professional development opportunities, revised edition, by Queensland Artworkers Alliance, 1997.
- book So you want to be an artist & still be able to eat?, by Queensland Artworkers Alliance, 2010.
- clippings and serial issues about Luke Roberts' art including clippings from auction catalogues and a newspaper clipping about a Luke Roberts' artwork stolen from Rick's Bar, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane.
Also included is material about various things Luke Roberts may have been involved with in his professional life:
- business cards form various businesses of interest to Luke Roberts.
- undated plans and drawings.
- ephemera about awards, auction houses and art related endeavours such as projects, workshops, talks and residences eg. a project for public art in Brisbane Square, artist residences at Noosa Regional Galleries.
Some of the material is undated.
The material was collected by Luke Roberts.
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Series 9: Alice Jitterbug material (1999-2008?)
This series contains material associated with Alice Jitterbug:
- exhibition ephemera and clipping.
- postcards.
- posters.
- a T-shirt.
The material was collected by Luke Roberts.
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Exhibition ephemera and clipping (2003-2008)
This item contains a small amount of material associated with exhibitions involving Luke Roberts' character Alice Jitterbug.
- ephemera for exhibitions featuring images of Alice Jitterbug:
- Parthenogenesis held at Ivan Dougherty Gallery, 2003.
- 1 square mile : Brisbane boundaries held at the Museum of Brisbane. 2003
- clipping for the exhibition Depth of field held at the University of Queensland Art Museum, 2008.
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Postcards (2003?)
This item contains postcards of Luke Roberts associated with Alice Jitterbug:
- there are 6 different postcards.
- the postcards contain prints of artworks used in the exhibition Entartete kunst iii : where did you go my lovely held at the Museum of Brisbane in 2003.
- the artworks were originally taken between 1973-1977.
- the postcards are held both individually and together, uncut, on a larger sheet (51 x 38 cm.).
The postcards were mass produced.
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Posters (2003?)
This item contains 3 posters featuring Luke Roberts' character Alice Jitterbug.
The first poster features a full frontal nude photograph of Alice Jitterbug, undated. This photograph was used in the Parthenogensis exhibition held at Ivan Dougherty Gallery, 2003, but was probably produced earlier, between 1970 and 1977?. The poster is 91 x 31 cm. large, on coated parchment paper.
The second poster features a partial portrait of Alice Jitterbug, 61 x 31 cm. large on photographic canvas. This partial portrait contains identical features to Alice Jitterbug's face in the first poster.
The third poster contains 9 smaller portraits of Alice Jitterbug, overall size 55 x 29 cm. on photographic canvas. The prints appear to be printing tests and the portrait features are identical to Alice Jitterbug's face in the first poster.
The material is undated.
It is not known who took the photographs.
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T-shirt (1999?)
This item contains a white T-shirt with colour printing on the front, undated:
- the front features a print of a black and white photograph of a nude Alice Jitterbug wearing long gloves and sunglasses. Beneath is the red and black text 'Alice in Noosaland' with the text 'Alice' underlined in red.
- size M, cotton.
- chest width 59 cm., back length 75 cm..
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Series 10: HDH Pope Alice material (1977-2017?)
This series contains material associated with Luke Roberts' character, Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice:
- 'HDH Pope Alice products & design' folder.
- Biennale Sydney 2002 material.
- exhibition catalogues.
- ephemera.
- clippings and miscellaneous serial issues.
- stamp associated with the 1994 Mardi Gras.
- T-shirts.
- a large rolled sticker.
- miscellaneous material.
Exhibitions featuring Luke Roberts' Wunderkammer project frequently overlap with exhibitions featuring Luke Roberts performing as HDH Pope Alice. "Wunderkammer is a personal collection of precious objects, esoteric treasure and poignant thrift store relics that [Luke Roberts] periodically exhibits in accordance to strict museological principles in a subversively funny but well informed discourse on the way cultural values are manufactured and manipulated by the museum'."(Timothy Morrell, Luke Roberts: the people's Pope, Art & Australia vol 35. issue 2, 1997).
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HDH Pope Alice products & design (1982; 1991-1995?)
This item contains a range of material associated with Luke Roberts' character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice including:
- a book titled E.T. the extraterrestrial and his adventure on Earth, by Frank C. Smith, 1982.
- documents associated with the promotion of HDH Pope Alice.
- ephemera and clippings featuring topic such as aliens, outback Australia and HDH Pope Alice.
- sketches for ephemera and performances.
- an issue of Vitanza City Views, a serial about the fictional city of Vitanza.
- notes.
This material was compiled by Luke Roberts and has been rehoused from a folder into an album. Some of the material is undated.
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Biennale of Sydney (2002?)
This item contains material associated with the Biennale of Sydney 2002.
It contains a Biennale of Sydney 2002 welcome pack that contains 'important information for your stay in Sydney, including contact numbers, addresses, maps and sightseeing guides':
- badge with the text 'Museum of Contemporary Art Luke Robert Biennale Project Team'.
- staff contacts, list of addresses of Biennale of Sydney 2002 venues, ephemera, programs and invitations about Biennale of Sydney 2002 activities.
- ephemera for art exhibitions in Sydney that are not Biennale of Sydney 2002 venues.
- sight seeing guides.
- some of the material is undated.
There is also other material such as:
- a Museum of Contemporary Art folder with a revised exhibition organisation timeline for the Biennale.of Sydney 2002.
- magazine clipping about the Biennale of Sydney 2002.
- ephemera about Biennale of Sydney 2002 activities.
- leaflet titled Biennale of Sydney : public programs, speakers information & schedule. Luke Roberts presented a talk at the Biennale of Sydney 2002 titled 'The consulate of Mu' and performed in costume as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice.
- Biennale of Sydney 2002 exhibition catalogue.
There are also posters for the Mu Pavillion from the Biennale of Sydney 2002.
The material may contain other performance work and artwork by Luke Roberts.
This material was collected by Luke Roberts.
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Exhibition catalogues (1983-2009?)
This item contains exhibition catalogues for group exhibitions featuring Luke Roberts performing as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice. They may also contain Luke Roberts performing as other characters and/or other Luke Roberts artwork.
The exhibitions are mostly in Australia, but also overseas, such as ARCO96 which was held in Spain.
Exhibitions in Australia include:
- No names exhibition group exhibition held at the Institute of Modern Art, 1983.
- Australian Perspecta group exhibition held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1995.
- 2nd Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art group exhibition held at the Queensland Art Gallery, 1996.
- Livid festival, 1999.
- Zootopia : posters from the urban jungle group exhibition held at the Dell Gallery. Queensland College of Art, 2005.
- The visitors : the Australian response to UFOs and aliens group exhibition held at the Penrith Regional Gallery & the Lewer's Bequest, 2008.
- I am the message group exhibition held at the Lismore Regional Gallery, 2009-2010.
Some catalogues are accompanied by other material.
The material was collected by Luke Roberts.
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Exhibition ephemera (1983-2008?)
This item contains ephemera for solo and group exhibitions featuring Luke Roberts performing as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice. Ephemera may also contain Luke Roberts performing as other characters and/or other Luke Roberts artwork.
The exhibitions are mostly in Australia, but also overseas.
Included is material for an exhibition titled Avalon : art & life of an apartment building, a group exhibition held at the Museum of Brisbane, 2004. Avalon was a double storey apartment building which for 12 years provided visual artists with a place to live and work. The exhibition features 16 of these artists and documents some of their Avalon experiences. Material includes music (CD), ephemera and prints some featuring HDH Pope Alice.
Also included is ephemera about an International Kissing Day promoted by the LGBTIQ community and the Raëlism movement at World Youth Day, 2008.
The material was collected by Luke Roberts and some is undated.
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Clippings and miscellaneous serials (1983-2012?)
This item contains clippings and miscellaneous serial issues for solo and group exhibitions featuring Luke Roberts performing as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice. The exhibitions were mostly in Australia.
The material was collected by Luke Roberts and some is undated.
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Posters (1977-2017?)
This item contains posters featuring Luke Roberts performing as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice.
There are posters associated with Luke Roberts' Close encounters series. They contain:
- a blue sky with the words 'Pope Alice' in white smoke, from Close encounters I, Livid Festival, Brisbane, 1999.
- HDH Pope Alice zooming though space with the text 'Planet Earth is the cosmological equivalent of a provincial town', from Close Encounters II, Oregon, U.S.A., 2000.
- HDH Pope Alice by bubbling mud accompanied by the text 'Indulge me, I'll indulge you...Believe in me, I'll believe in you, Pope Alice', from Close Encounters III, Rotoroa, Aotearoa/New Zealand, 2002.
- HDH Pope Alice holding an oriental fan in one hand and disbursing sparkles and helical shaped ribbon from the other hand, accompanied by the text 'New clear vision, not nuclear fission, Pope Alice', Close Encounters IV, TUI Ridge Park, Aotearoa/New Zealand, 2002.
Photographs associated with Close encounters can be found in Series 6.
There are also posters for:
- Commonthreads featuring HDH Pope Alice and many other performers, Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm,
- the 'Roma' movie featuring HDH Pope Alice.
The posters were collected by Luke Roberts.
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Stamp (1994?)
This item contains a stamp with the text 'Saint today, not tomorrow' then 'Pope Alice, Mardi Gras 1994'. The text is separated by a design resembling a shooting star and a smaller sun.
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4 x 6 x 8 (high) cm.
T-shirts (1977-2017?)
This item contains T-shirts associated with Luke Roberts' character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice:
The first T-shirt is white with coloured printing on the back and the front:
- the front contains the text 'Pope Alice museum : Palace of People's Art : Great Continent of Mu' surrounding a print of a girl in a robe, possibly a kimono, with flowers in her hair, holding an Asian styled fan. The background of the print appears rural - a large paddock with a car in front of a small house. The back contains the text 'Popa Mu : Palace of People's Art, Great Continent of Mu'.
- size XL, cotton.
- chest width 57 cm, back length 74 cm..
The second T-shirt is cream with black and white printing on the front, around 1993?:
- the front contains a print of the front page of the Vitanza City Views, December 17, 2094, a serial about the fictional city of Vitanza. It features a picture of Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice holding a baby and the text 'Pope Alice's miracle baby : angry aliens alert Alpha : Bible experts call it the hoax of the century'. There is also a portrait of Luke Roberts as Andy Warhol accompanied with the text 'Out of body experience spirit photography : human soul captured!'.
- size XL, cotton, brand GEAR by Bladon Australia.
- chest width 56 cm., back length 77 cm..
The T-shirts were collected by Luke Roberts.
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Sticker (1977-2017?)
This item contains a large rolled sticker about Luke Roberts' character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice.
The sticker contains the text 'Pope Alice : she came from out of space, Queen of Heaven'. This text is accompanied by images of HDH Pope Alice (portraits); HDH Pope Alice standing by a pyramid; and of HDH Pope Alice wearing a dress featuring multiple breasts.
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76 cm. x 166 cm.
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Miscellaneous material (1977-2017?)
This item contains miscellaneous material about Luke Roberts' character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice:
- a speech about a Luke Roberts/Scott Redford exhibition Slow information (from the doomed planet) Metalluna A.D. 2525, 1989.
- a spiral bound mostly empty book titled Mardi Gras '94 containing brief notes and sketches, some dated 1994. The notes appear to be about the planning of a HDH Pope Alice performance. There is also ephemera regarding the 1995 Sydney Mardi Gras.
- a signed print of Luke Roberts titled Mexico City 1939, dated 1996. The print features Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice standing next to a woman.
- a transcript of an interview of Luke Roberts by Nicholas Zurbrugg, 1998.
- papers associated with the book launch of Vanitas : Pope Alice presents Luke Roberts published by the Institute of Modern Art, 1999.
- square magnets celebrating Tracey Moffat's return from New York (City), 2002. The magnets describe Tracey Moffat as an 'art star'. The words art star were highlight in the text 'STARTSTARACEY'. This text is surrounded by the text 'Commemorating the canonisation of the divine MS M/St. Tracey by HDH Pope Alice at Vitanza City 17/8/2002 limited edition artwork design by Luke Roberts celebrating the return of Tracey Moffat from New York (City)'.
- a booklet by Luke Roberts titled Luke Roberts : the universe according to Pope Alice, 2001.
- a short speech for HDH Pope Alice to read at the launch of the 2003 Tasmanian Readers and Writers Festival, Hobart, 2003.
- a newspaper clipping containing an interview with Luke Roberts about the possible closing of the Rivoli Theatre, 2004. Luke Roberts was using the building as his studio at the time.
- an issue of the Vitanza City Views and the cover of another issue with the cover story 'Pope Alice's miracle baby'. The Vitanza City Views is a serial about the fictional city of Vitanza.
- a 'Beware of the God' sticker.
- The little white book published by the Pope Alice Corporation. The book is about HDH Pope Alice.
- HDH Pope Alice business cards, stickers, magnet and condom.
- an issue of Cultural Survival Quarterly with the cover story 'Shamanisms and survival'.
- biographical information about HDH Pope Alice.
- material about ceremonies where HDH Pope Alice debaptises people. The material includes a purple covered mostly empty comments book where people have written their comments following the debaptism ceremony with many comments indicating they have entered into Raëlism instead.
- a HDH Pope Alice event card 'Alice Pope Biennale of Sydney artist'.
- an A3 poster You are not alone for a talk by Luke Roberts into his research into sacred geometry and crop circles at the Institute of Modern Art, undated.
Most of the material is undated.
The material was collected by Luke Roberts, sometimes created by him.
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Series 11: Exhibition material (1972-2017?)
This series contains material about exhibitions featuring Luke Roberts' artwork and/or performance art. Also included is material for award competitions Luke Roberts participated in.
Luke Roberts' performed as various characters, some fictional, others based off real people such as Frida Kahlo, Andy Warhol, Adolf Hitler and Ned Kelly. Two of his fictional characters were Alice Jitterbug and Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice. Exhibitions and performance art featuring these last two characters can be found in Series 9 and Series 10 respectively.
Exhibitions featuring Luke Roberts' Wunderkammer project frequently overlap with exhibitions featuring Luke Roberts performing as HDH Pope Alice. Material where this occurs can be found in Series 10. "Wunderkammer is a personal collection of precious objects, esoteric treasure and poignant thrift store relics that [Luke Roberts] periodically exhibits in accordance to strict museological principles in a subversively funny but well informed discourse on the way cultural values are manufactured and manipulated by the museum'."(Timothy Morrell, Luke Roberts: the people's Pope, Art & Australia vol 35. issue 2, 1997).
Material in this series includes:
- Aspects of Luke Roberts remarks book
- exhibition catalogues.
- exhibition ephemera.
- clippings and miscellaneous serials.
- miscellaneous material.
Some material is undated.
This material was collected by Luke Roberts.
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'Aspects of Luke Roberts' remarks book (1972-2017?)
This item contains a remarks book containing the date, name and comments from visitors to the Queensland Arts Council touring exhibition Aspects of Luke Roberts to the towns of Augathella, Charleville, Quilpie, Kingaroy, Dalby, Toowoomba, Tewantin, Ipswich, Maryborough, Gladstone and Townsville.
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Mary MacKillop Art Award (and exhibition) (1984; 1995-1996?)
This item contains material associated with the one-off Mary McKillop Art Award and the accompanying touring exhibition Mary MacKillop : a tribute exhibition.
Luke Roberts was awarded second place in the competition with his painting My childhood vision of Mother Mary MacKillop galloping past the Alpha Convent bringing more joes to Central Western Queensland.
Material in this item includes:
- the exhibition catalogue for the touring exhibition featuring selected entries to the Mary McKillop Art Award, 1995.
- miscellaneous serials containing articles on the award and the accompanying exhibition, 1995.
- two cards, a sticker and a bookmark featuring Luke Roberts' entry My childhood vision..., 1995?
- a first day cover 'Alpha centenary 1984.5-1984.5' containing ephemera featuring Luke Roberts' entry My childhood vision..., 1984; 1995?
- a book titled The story of Mary MacKillop by Bernadette Doyle, Lila El-Hage and Anne Walsh. The cover contains a reproduction of Luke Roberts' entry My childhood vision...
- photocopied clippings about how Luke Roberts' entry My childhood vision... was partially reproduced without permission by French artist Pierre et Gilles, 1995-1996.
- a document titled Mary MacKillop : a tribute : publicity report compiled by the Powerhouse Museum, 1995.
- a signed reproduction of an artwork by Luke Roberts featuring Luke Roberts as 'Sir William Wallace' from the 1995 motion picture film Braveheart starring Mel Gibson and Luke Roberts' entry My childhood vision..., 1996.
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Exhibition catalogues (1975-2006)
This item contains exhibition catalogues for solo and group exhibitions featuring Luke Roberts' artwork and/or performance art.
Exhibitions are mostly in Australia, but also overseas.
Exhibitions in Australia include:
- Exhibition by Luke solo exhibition held at the Schonell Theatre, University of Queensland, 1975.
- Visual poetics : concrete poetry and its contexts group exhibition held at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), 1989.
- Australian Perspecta group exhibition held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1991.
- You are here : Aglassofwater project group exhibition (touring), 1992-1993.
- Gathering : an exhibition from the Griffith University art collection group exhibition 1993.
- Luminaries group exhibition held at Monash University Gallery, 1993.
- An exotic otherness : crossing Brisbane lines group exhibition 1994 (touring).
- 25 years of performance art in Australia group exhibition (touring), 1994-1995.
- Maotsetung hour group exhibition held at Ipswich Regional Art Gallery, 1997.
- Re collection : the Griffith University art collection - 25 years group exhibition held at Brisbane City Gallery, 1996.
- Wardrobe group exhibition (touring), 1997.
- ex.cat group exhibition held at Smith+Stonely, 1998.
- Roma Street Parklands : works of art group exhibition, public art, 2001.
- Regarding retro : reanimations of the preloved group exhibition held at the Blacktown Arts Centre, 2005.
- Points of view group exhibition held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2006.
- Queensland live group exhibition held at the Queensland Art Gallery, 2006.
- contemporary group art exhibition held at DELL Gallery Queensland College of Art, 2006. The exhibition was part of Straight out of Brisbane : a festival of independent & emerging arts, culture & ideas.
Other Luke Roberts' exhibition catalogues can be found in Series 10 and within this series.
There is also a small amount of miscellaneous material.
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Ephemera (1982-2011?)
This item contains exhibition ephemera for solo and group exhibitions featuring Luke Roberts' artwork and/or performance art:
- the exhibitions are mostly in Australia, but also overseas.
- included is a mock-up for the solo exhibition Luke Roberts, held at Institute of Modern Art, 1982.
- there is also ephemera for awards Luke Roberts participated in.
- some of the material is undated.
Other Luke Roberts' exhibition ephemera can be found in Series 9, 10 and within this series.
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Clippings and miscellaneous serials (1983-2012?)
This item contains clippings and miscellaneous serial issues about exhibitions featuring Luke Roberts' artwork and/or performance art:
- the clippings are mainly from serials and contain material such as articles and advertisements.
- included are clippings for awards Luke Roberts participated in.
- most of the material is dated.
Other Luke Roberts' exhibition clippings and miscellaneous serial issues can be found in Series 9, 10 and within this series.
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Posters (1988-2010?)
This item contains posters about exhibitions featuring Luke Roberts' artwork and/or performance art:
- Site of execution : 28 contemporary artists group exhibition held at the Australian Centre of Contemporary Art, Melbourne, 1988.
- Luke Roberts Alpha Station/Alphaville solo exhibition at the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, 2010-2011.
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Banners (1972-2017?)
This item contains rolled banners with 'Avalon' printed on them and others with a tea cup design:
- a banner with 'Avalon' printed in capital letters on a background of a slightly different shade, text positioned horizontally, 167 cm. x 84 cm..
- a banner with 'Avalon', printed in capital letters, text positioned vertically, approximately 218 cm. x 92 cm..
- a banner with 'Avalon' printed in Japanese, text positioned vertically, approximately 218 cm. x 92 cm..
- 2 banners featuring prints of English and Japanese teapots, teacups and saucers, approximately 218 cm. x 92 cm.
Avalon was a double storey apartment building which for 12 years provided visual artists with a place to live and work. Luke Roberts was one of these artists.
Avalon featured in a group exhibition Avalon : art & life of an apartment building held at the Museum of Brisbane, 2004. Luke Roberts performed as his character Her Divine Holiness (HDH) Pope Alice in this exhibition. It is not known whether these banners were associated with this exhibition.
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T-shirt (1972-2017?)
This item contains a white T-shirt with black printing on the front:
- the front contains a portrait of a photograph of two people. The first is a topless woman adorned with jewellery on her wrists and ears with roses in her hair. The second is a man with a monobrow wearing a white shirt, black tie and black brimmed hat. The two people are standing front on, side by side, each holding one of the other's hands. The photograph is titled Two Fridas.
- size XL, cotton, brand New Comfort.
- chest width 63 cm., back length 77 cm..
Two Fridas is derived from a 1989 photographic performance in Melbourne with performers Luke Roberts (man) and Anita Smith (woman), camera Linda Julian. 'This photograph is one of a series of images that depict the alter egos of Luke Roberts. They are used by Roberts to explore global mythologies of art, religion, ideology and the corporatisation of culture.' (Information paraphrased from: Art Gallery of New South Wales website, viewed 25 March 2024). The photograph was part of the exhibition 1 + 1 = 8 held at Bellas Gallery in 2001 but may have also been used in other exhibitions.
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Series 12: Project material (1972-2017?)
This series contains material associated with projects Luke Roberts was involved with:
- Roma Street Parklands Project.
- West End Subtropical Boulevard Project.
- 'Thou art Peter' project.
The material was collected by Luke Roberts, some created by him.
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Items in this series:
Roma Street Parklands Project (1997; 2000-2001?)
This item contains material associated with Luke Roberts' commissioned public artwork S.P.Q.R. for Roma Street Parklands:
- a document containing information about Queensland Railways such as stations, trains, track junctions, level crossings, stopping places and isolated sidings. The document was a reproduction compiled by Queensland Railways in 1997 from a Queensland Railways report created in 1950.
- correspondence to Luke Roberts.
- documents associated with the project.
- original drawings for the artwork, including graffiti tags.
- photographs of the installation of the artwork in Roma Street Parklands.
- 4 watercolours, 3 of the artwork in place in Roma Street Parklands, 1 a detail of one of the artworks' surfaces.
Some of the material is undated.
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West End Subtropical Boulevard Project (2002-2004?)
This item contains material associated with Luke Roberts' commissioned artwork UFO, located in Melbourne Street, West End, Brisbane.
Luke Roberts was commissioned to create the artwork and supervise its production and installation. The artwork was part of a larger project to upgrade Melbourne Street.
The collection contains correspondence to Luke Roberts about the project, 2003-2004.
There are also a number of associated documents including:
- project planning documents such as:
- Melbourne Street City Signature Project booklet that describes the project through photographs, plans and architectural drawings.
- Integrated Cultural Opportunities Assessment (final report) which assesses 3 public art commissions, including the Melbourne Street Boulevard Project.
- Carnival which contains the cultural rationale for 3 public art commissions, including the Melbourne Street Boulevard project.
- the artist briefing document for the Melbourne Street Subtropical Boulevard Project.
- a document containing Luke Roberts' rationale for his proposed design.
- Luke Roberts' contract for his design.
- a prepared plan of Luke Roberts' artwork in position on Boundary Street.
Further material includes:
- conceptual sketches by Luke Roberts that document the development of his artwork as well as detailed architectural drawings of the artwork.
- 3 marquettes of the sculpture and 8 small plastic cut outs of aliens/alien heads.
- other miscellaneous material.
Some of the material is undated.
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'Thou art Peter' project (1972-2017?)
This item contains material related to Luke Roberts' painting of Peter Bellas titled Thou art Peter.
Material includes colour and/or black and white:
- photographs of Peter Bellas posing for the painting.
- photocopies, printouts and transparencies of Peter Bellas posing for the painting.
- photocopies, mock-up, transparency, original sketches of the key Peter Bellas is holding in the finished painting.
- transparencies and a photocopy of Peter Bellas posing 'with' the key.
- photographs of Luke Roberts, Peter Bellas and sometimes another standing next to the finished painting.
The material is undated.
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Series 13: Artworks (1972-2017?)
This series contains a number of artworks created by Luke Roberts:
- drawings showing the evolution of a logo for Alpha, Shire of Jericho, Central Queensland.
- MU Plaza building directory.
- perplex artwork in the shape of the text 'ALPHA'.
- cardboard models of poodles.
- cardboard poster with the text 'Embassy of MU ...' used in the exhibition Wunderkamera held in New York.
- perplex disc containing a template of the text used for the Queensland Government 'Queensland Greats Awards'.
- wooden box containing assorted ephemera.
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Alpha logo drawings (1972-2008?)
This item contains 3 original drawings by Luke Roberts showing the evolution of a logo for Alpha, Shire of Jericho, Central Queensland.
The logo features the text 'Shire of Jericho Alpha - Jericho Central Western Queensland' accompanied by illustrations of a bull and later a bull, bird, road train and Queensland Rail diesel train.
The Shire of Jericho was a local government area in Central Queensland between the towns of Barcaldine and Emerald. Administered from the town of Alpha, the shire existed as a local government entity from 1916 until 2008 when it amalgamated with the shires of Aramac and Barcaldine to form the Barcaldine Region.
T-shirts with similar logos can be found in Series 2.
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MU Plaza building directory (1996?)
This item contains the MU Plaza building directory. It lists the businesses and officials occupying MU Plaza.
The directory is made of metal with a perspex front.
It was exhibited at the Second Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Brisbane, 1996.
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92 x 49 cm.
ALPHA (1972-2017?)
This item contains a large red perspex artwork in the shape of the text 'ALPHA'. The letters are cut out and 'ALPHA' reads vertically rather than horizontally.
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120 x 58 cm.
Poodle (1972-2017?)
This item contains 2 artworks of a poodle.
The first is an unassembled simple cardboard model of a poodle, 40 cm. high. The poodle is made from 2 pieces of cardboard that intersect each other at right angles to form the 3 dimensional poodle. It is accompanied by a paper sketch of the cardboard components with text indicating that the final artwork would be 2.4 m high made from 32 mm. MDF.
The second is an unassembled complex cardboard model of a poodle, 26 cm high. The model is made from a number of pieces of intersecting cardboard.
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Embassy of MU (1997?)
This item contains a thick purple cardboard poster with the text 'Embassy of MU : restrooms for citizens only'.
An inscription on the back reads 'MU Embassy installation, Wunderkamera, PSI Clocktower, New York, 1997, Luke Roberts'.
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'Queensland Greats Award' template (2001?)
This item contains a circular perplex disc containing a template of the text used for the Queensland Government 'Queensland Greats Awards' in 2001.
The template is accompanied by paperwork with the text 'Queensland Greats celebration walkway and award trophy design and design concept Luke Roberts, 2 May 2001'.
The 'Queensland Greats Awards' are awarded to outstanding citizens who have made invaluable personal contributions to Queensland. The awards are presented on Queensland Day.
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Box of ephemera (1972-2017?)
This item contains a wooden box with a perplex top. The top has a rounded rectangular slot cut into it. The box contains assorted ephemera.
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Series 14: Miscellaneous material (1930-2003?, bulk 1969-2017?)
This series contains miscellaneous material mainly collected by Luke Roberts:
- papers.
- 'Arterial Group 2001 program' video.
- posters for theatre shows, music events, art exhibitions and advertising campaigns.
- advertising fans.
- artwork.
- T-shirts.
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Papers (1930-2023?)
This item contains material collected by Luke Roberts associated with his personal and/or professional life:
- ephemera for social parties Luke Roberts may have attended, 1970-2023?
- articles showing Luke Roberts socialising as himself at social events, 1999-2001.
- tickets Luke Roberts bought to see art exhibitions and music performances, 2001-2004.
- ephemera and programs for various shows such as plays, theatre and music, 1958-2023?. This includes an original A3 poster for The adventures of rock'n roll Sally (burlesque) held at Tin Sheds, 1978 and a photocopied script for the play titled Little boots & the 6 o-clock news by Nigel Rice.
- ephemera for Trasharama Australia's nastiest touring short film festival, undated.
- ephemeral guide titled Guide to the Tutankamen exhibition : the treasures of Egypt, presented by the Australian Institute of Archaeology, 1972.
- program titled Coronation 1953 for Brisbane celebrations to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
- story titled Famous Fairies, part of John Mystery's series, published by Publicity Press, 1938.
- handbook titled The handbook of the Order of St Luke the Physician'.
- newspaper clippings and ephemera regarding the wedding of Alfred Tobin to Ileene Geddes, 1930.
- various booklets, art exhibition catalogues and ephemera, and newspapers collected by Luke Roberts, 1957-2007?.
- exhibition titled Models & Minotaurs : one woman exhibition by artist Wendy Cernak, held at The Gregory Terrace Gallery, featuring a number of artworks, including some of Luke Roberts (himself).
- brief article about Sheena Dun written by Luke Roberts and signed by him, 2006.
- 4 exhibition catalogues of exhibitions featuring artists Jen Chen and Hiram To autographed for Luke Roberts by the artists. 2006-2009.
- A3 posters: Experience the arts ETA 2001 for secondary students, held at the Anglican Church Grammar School; Barb Jungr, at many locations, in Brisbane Judith Wright Centre; Photofile, magazine advertisement, 2008; Diplomania, a graduating students show, held at The School of Arts, 1998; Wild with style Fifi L'Amour & David deMost, an Australian duo, burlesque songs and glamour, held in Amsterdam.
- script for The Mysterious, a science fiction work by Robot Wireless.
- a tintype photograph of two men sitting closely together.
The material was collected by Luke Roberts, and sometimes created by him. Some of the material is undated.
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'Arterial Group 2001 program' video (2001?)
This item contains a video of The Arterial Group 2001 program. The program contained two projects, Didgepate and Elektrosonic interference.
Didgepate was a program involving Indigenous Australians.
Elektrosonic interference was a collaboration between The Arterial Group and San Francisco based performance artist Barry Schwartz. It combined large scale cinematic video projection, mechanical sound sculpture, high voltage electricity and live voices to produce a performance-installation, developed from stories of former Brisbane powerhouse workers and the history of the site during its industrial era. The performance occurred at the Brisbane Powerhouse Centre for Live Arts. (Information taken from: Embodied Media website, viewed 22 April 2024).
The material was collected by Luke Roberts.
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approximately 10 mins.
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Posters (1969-2001?)
This item contains posters collected by Luke Roberts for theatre shows, music events, art exhibitions and advertising campaigns:
- Turds in hell, a Uni-que Theatre Company production, at Cement Box, Schonell Theatre undated, 1969-
- Phantoad of the Opera, a Toadshow Theatre production, QPAC, 1991.
- Jongeren Programmadag, Amsterdam.
- II Carnevale, Venice, 1982.
- The Venetian Twins, Nimrod, 1982, poster artist Martin Sharp.
- The stuffed puppet theatre : studies in fantasy, Netherlands, 1982.
- LovséBlur, Brisbane band, 1975-1984?, with an inscription 'To Luke [Roberts], the most interesting boy, love Wendy [Lovs é Blur band member].
- The Matchbox Band, 1970s-1980s?, Australian band, with a long inscription to Luke Roberts from Matchbox band member Mick Conway ['Captain Matchbox'].
- 'Omni Sophia 'Het Klein'' The Bank Theater, Amsterdam, 1986, poster artist Carolein Smit.
- 2 posters produced for the exhibition Frida Kahlo Diego Rivera and Mexican Modernism held at the National Gallery of Australia, 2001.
- Artis poster, collected by Luke Roberts 1987.
- Ulrike Ottinger film-retrospectief, Amsterdam, 1987.
- t Krisiskabaret met Ronald van Rillaer en Johannes Kimpen : 'Blijspel in twee failliete bedrijven, Holland.
- Self, memory & desire : new romanticism in Italian painting, an Australian travelling exhibition, 1987.
- Perspekt, Holland, collected by Luke Roberts 1987.
- Gaya Tragoedia, Holland, collected by Luke Roberts 1987.
- Vice-versa-vice, Netherlands, 1998.
- Now open, Amsterdam, collected by Luke Roberts 1987.
- Bella's red velvet jungle review, Amsterdam.
- de 7 Hoofdzonden, collected by Luke Roberts 1987.
- Wanted for trend setting, Amsterdam, collected by Luke Roberts 1987.
- Wild with style : burlesque, sons and glamour... collected by Luke Roberts 1987.
- L'uitma Rosa, Amsterdam 1968.
- Simone Signoret, Amsterdam, 1987.
- Me and my youth, Amsterdam, collected by Luke Roberts 1987.
- Der Magnolien Kaiser, Germany, collected by Luke Roberts 1984.
- Slung back and strapless, Amsterdam, 1986-1987?
- Dinsdag 26 Mei, collected by Luke Roberts 1987.
- Sleaze Ball, held at Roxy & Patch's, Fortitude Valley, collected by Luke Roberts 1989.
- The Ripper show, Avalon Theatre, St. Lucia, Brisbane, collected by Luke Roberts 1987.
- Try a black cow today (beer).
- See the world's largest living thing : the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia with the inscription 'courtesy The Queensland Tourist and Travel Corporation, The Pope Alice Corporation and Mother Nature'.
The material was collected by Luke Roberts.
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Advertising fans (Undated)
This item contains 6 advertising fans. The fans contain colour images, mainly of people, on their front and advertisements on their back.
Three of the fans advertise products or companies. These are 'The 'Wright' Draper', Kingaroy; 'Seafoam Flour'; and 'Cribb & Foote', Ipswich.
The remaining 3 fans advertise the fans themselves.
The material was collected by Luke Roberts.
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27 (high) x 21 cm. (wide)
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Artwork (1972-2017?)
This item contains miscellaneous artwork collected by Luke Roberts:
- portrait of Luke Roberts by Ross Walker, painting, size 74 x 38 cm.. (in matt frame 86 x 64 cm.).
- patterned drawing in thin pink pen, signed by the artist (indecipherable), on paper 30 x 21 cm..
- handwritten capital letters in a strip on white paper reading 'S/he responded in a flash with a lack of aesthetics', a design for the Rivoli Theatre by Sebastian Moody, 17 x 29 cm..
- 2 original etchings by G. Marler, one of a house in a rural setting accompanied by the text 'Xmas and New Year greetings', the second of a man on horseback watching over sheep.
- stickers regarding the demolition of Festival Hall, 2003? The text on one sticker reads 'The day the music died, RIP Festival Hall. Two other stickers contain portraits of [George] Harrison, [Jeff] Buckley, [John] Lennon, [Kurt] Cobain and [Johnny] O'Keefe accompanied by the date they performed at Festival Hall and the text 'RIP Festival Hall'.
- souvenir bag containing reproduced prints of a Rex Nan Kivell bookplate wood engraving held at the National Library of Australia, size 35 x 24 cm.
- 2 artworks of a lady wearing a fancy hat, necklace and sunglasses holding an ornate hand mirror in one hand. The first artwork is a photocopied drawing that has been modified with white paint and blue pen. The second artwork is a photocopy of the first.
- 3 pencil sketches of a man. Two are of the man sitting, the third is a portrait of his face. The faces resembles Luke Roberts.
The material was collected by Luke Roberts.
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T-shirts (1972-2017?)
This item contains 3 T-shirts.
The first T-shirt is white with brown and black printing on the front.
- the front contains a print covered in text. The text in the centre of the print reads 'Straddie Queensland Australia'. This text is surrounded by smaller text, some of which is legible, about surfing and Stradbroke Island.
- size XXL, cotton, brand SunPrints, made in Australia.
- chest width 58 cm., back length 72 cm..
The second T-shirt is cream with coloured printing on the front and back, 1990-1994?
- the front contains a print of an Asian woman busking. The woman is playing a stringed instrument while holding a bucket for money. A cane and a bag sit beside her. The back contains the text 'High performance : Hiram To : an Ova/Iniva commission in collaboration with Camden Arts Centre.
- size XL, cotton, brand Screen Stars.
- chest width 53 cm., back length 79 cm..
The third T-shirt is cream with red text printed on the front and back, 2005?
- the front contains the text 'IMA@30 1975-2005 ima.org.au'. The back contains the text 'IMA supporter' as well as the logos of bodies responsible for presenting and funding the event and the IMA.
- chest width 53 cm., back length 74 cm..
The material was collected by Luke Roberts.