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Discover Mary Nolan's Evocative and Overlooked Photography

The Guardian
January 19, 20263 days ago
Mary Nolan’s ‘extraordinary’ photos: evocative, nostalgic and overlooked - in pictures

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An exhibition at Bundanon, an art museum on the NSW south coast, highlights the overlooked artistic contributions of Boyd women. Lady Mary Nolan, sister of Arthur Boyd, is featured for her photography. Forty-eight of her evocative and nostalgic photographs, previously unearthed at the National Library of Australia, are now on public display, shedding light on her lesser-known artistic talent.

Once the home of Australian artist Arthur Boyd and his wife Yvonne, Bundanon – set across 1,000 hectares on the NSW south coast – is now home to an art museum, where the latest exhibition celebrates the Boyd women whose artistic careers have been overlooked. Among them is Arthur’s sister Lady Mary Nolan (nee Boyd), who had four children with her first husband, the artist John Perceval, before moving to London and marrying Sidney Nolan in 1978. A painter and a potter, Mary is less known for her photographs, 48 of which are now on show after being unearthed at the National Library of Australia

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    Mary Nolan Photos: Evocative & Overlooked Art