Series 1: Realia (Undated)
Items used by artist Hugh Sawrey.
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Items in this series:
Handmade 'bush' comb (Undated)
Comb made from a plastic bag, cardboard and sticks of wood.
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2 x 4 x 7 cm
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Small tin box containing charcoal pieces
Top of the tin is painted by Sawrey, ‘sawrey’ is written under the lid.
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2 x 4 x 7 cm
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Hat in a hat box (Undated)
Plastic box is with plastic fixings and handle. Hat is 14h x 38w x 34d. Hat is is an Akubra type hat made of cream-coloured felt. Box is shapped to fit the hat style.
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Box: 22h x 44w x 39d, hat: 14h x 38w x 34d.
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Series 2: Professional papers (1960-2010)
Correspondence, ephemera, newspapers clippings and other items associated with artist Hugh Sawrey's career. Also include biographical information, photographs and memorial information.
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Unpublished biographical manuscript about Sawrey.
Includes a photograph of Gill Sawrey and an unknown person with the bronze statues at Kogan in the Western Downs, Queensland. The sculpture "Bush Friendship" is a life size bronze Sculpture of Sawrey & Kogan Publican Nelson Dwyer, who formed a strong friendship after the Second World War.
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Obituary and condolence album (1923-1999)
Includes letters and newspapers clippings. Item has been rehoused by State Library staff but includes photographs of original housing and arrangement.
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Art sales, gallery administration and exhibition ephemera (1960-2000)
Includes invitations to gallery opening events, administrative documents associated with being an artist, advertising featuring artwork. Galleries featured: Elder Fine Art Galleries, Shubert Art Galleries and Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre.
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Australian Stockman Hall of Fame administrative records and correspondence (1974-2001)
Administrative records and correspondence pertaining to the creation and running of the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre.
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Packet of scrapbook pages (1960-2010)
Has come out of a bound book, probably collected by Sawrey or wife Gill. Includes newspapers clippings, awards, correspondence and art competition ephemera.
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Correspondence (1960-2010)
2 folders of correspondence; 1. 1960-1989; 2. 1990-2010.
Correspondence pertains to artistic profession, charities and charity events and includes fan mail and invitations. Includes items regarding appointment to commander of the most excellent order of the British Empire (CBE).
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Newspaper clippings (1960-2010)
2 folders: 1. 1960-1989; 2. 1990-2010.
Newspaper clippings regarding Sawrey's artistic career and his work founding the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame.
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Photographs (1918?-2005?)
Includes photographs of exhibition openings, some family photographs and some historical images associate with Sawrey's family history.
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Ansett Australia Hugh Sawrey Waltzing Matilda Centenary Commemoration Album (1994)
Commemorative Album presented by Ansett Australia to Hugh Sawrey to recognise his work painting an Ansett plane.
Contains photographs and clippings featuring Prime Minister Paul Keating, Ken Crowley – Newslimited Chairman, Graham McMahon - Ansett Chief Executive.
Leather bound album housed in leather bound box.
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44 x 31 cm
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Series 3: Works of art and equiptment (1960-1999)
Works of art, published items featuring Sawrey's work and other items associated with being an artist.
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Oil painting (Undated)
1 oil painting on particle board depicting a horse and jockey. Captioned "Period (1800) English Steeple-chaser, Hugh Sawrey". Signed by the artist.
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32 x 31 cm
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Sketchbooks (1969?-1999?)
2 sketchbooks including: 2 x portrait sketches, 1969; 1 x sketch of Laura post office and general store, 1991.
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Paint palette (Undated)
Item is piece of wood used by the artist as a paint palette.
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Framed charcoal drawing (Undated)
1 framed charcoal drawing with 3 panels depicting people on horse back, people around a fire and horses in the bush. Includes letter of provenance written by Gill Sawrey.
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Working reference items (1966;1968)
Working references are published items (in this case books) that include notes and sketches added by the artist to assist them in their art making process. 1. The Art of Ivor Hele / Ivor Hele, with preface by Sir Will Ashton, 1966; 2. Pencil Drawings / Ernest W. Watson, 1968.
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Copy of 'Outback' by Hugh Sawrey (1982)
Special edition copy with notes by Sawrey. The special numbered edition was limited to 150 copies. It was to include a hand printed lithograph of a Sawrey original. This copy - as Sawrey's personal copy - is not numbered and does not include the lithograph.
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Pamphlet titled 'Cane' (Undated)
Inside text reads "Story of sugar cane production industry in Queensland by Queensland Cane Growers Council". Item contains paintings by Sawrey.
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Poster (1984)
1 poster ‘The All Australians Cloncurry Stockman's Challenge – The Reg Brown Memorial Cup’. Features a sketch by Sawrey.
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Notebooks and sketchbooks (Undated)
7 small notebooks and sketchbooks
6 notebooks of the type carried around in the pocket and contain such incidental information as peoples names and phone numbers, things to remember and shopping lists as well as some sketches and poetry. 1 larger format notebook with more detailed sketches and writings.
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Copies of artworks (1991-1992)
3 copies of artworks signed by Hugh Sawrey:
- "The camp by Noccundra Waterhole", 1992
- "Jump-up country", 1992
- "The Purple Pub - Normanton", 1991
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31 x 45 cm
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Charcoal artworks (1993; 1995)
2 charcoal artworks signed by Hugh Sawrey:
- "Pear-shell diver - Darnley Deeps", 1995
- "Trees along the Corella", 1993
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31 x 45 cm
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Print artworks (Undated)
2 limited edition print runs of charcoal drawings. Both signed by Hugh Sawrey.
- "The Bush Hoop", edition 34 of 50, undated.
- "Old farmhouse - Lurg", edition 12 of 50, undated
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49 x 70 cm
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Series 4: Audio visual material (1974-2005)
- Audiocassette – "Yarns from Kavanaghs Qld. Read by Ray Barret. Harmonica by Hugh Sawrey."
- Audiocassette – "Literary luncheon Rocky (Rockhampton) 4/5/95"
- Audiocassette – "Hughs Poems" / "4 Stories of Lawrie's "
- Compact disc (video) – "Hugh Sawrey – A big country 1974". Recording issued by ABC content sales.
- Compact disc (audio) – "Sawrey talks – Rocky (Rockhampton) Arts Council lunch 3/5/1995". Includes a copy of email between Lawrie Kavanagh and Gill Sawrey, 2005. Email describes content of recording: Sawrey talks about early outback life and early drawing experience, he also recites his own poetry.
- Compact disc (audio) - "Sawrey Tribute Plug- ABC"
- Compact disc (video) - "Big country ‘Artist’"
- Compact disc (photographic images) - "Sawrey prints". 6 x images of Hugh Sawrey paintings, 1991-1999.
- Compact disc (audio) – "Phill Smith ABC interview – Sawrey/Kavanagh". Includes note to Gill Sawrey from Lawrie Kavanagh describing content of recording: to advertise Sawrey Tribute night.
- Compact disc (video) – "Hugh Sawrey". 2 video files: 1 - appears to be recorded from older television segment about the artist, first frame image is ‘Hugh Sawrey’, memories 1919 – 1999' ; 2 - series of images of paintings like a slideshow.
- Videocassette – "Hugh Sawrey 7.30 report ( + horses shots) reporter Ian Heischeke. To air, March 1990. Sawrey – escape to the bush, big country, reporter Harry Greaves. To air, July 1994." Includes a note that describes content of video tape in detail.