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Rennie Ellis

Aussies All

Rennie Ellis: Aussies All is a celebration of the life and work of the late Australian photographer Rennie Ellis.

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Rosaleen Norton, Witch of Kings Cross
Rosaleen Norton, Witch of Kings Cross, 1970-1971 Rennie Ellis. © Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive
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Carlotta, Kings Cross (Les Girls)
Carlotta, Kings Cross (Les Girls), 1970-1971 Rennie Ellis. © Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive
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Alan Bond
Alan Bond, 1985 Rennie Ellis. © Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive
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Ken Done
Ken Done, 1987 Rennie Ellis. © Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive
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Rex Battarbee
Rex Battarbee, c. 1970 Rennie Ellis. © Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive
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Tim Burstall, Andamooka (filming of the Last of the Knucklemen)
Tim Burstall, Andamooka (filming of the Last of the Knucklemen), c. 1979 Rennie Ellis. © Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive
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Fred Dagg (John Clarke)
Fred Dagg (John Clarke), 1982 Rennie Ellis. © Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive
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Graeme Blundell (on bike as Alvin Purple)
Graeme Blundell (on bike as Alvin Purple), c. 1973 Rennie Ellis. © Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive
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Angus Young, AC/DC, LA
Angus Young, AC/DC, LA, 1978 Rennie Ellis. © Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive
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Joan Kirner
Joan Kirner, c. 1990 Rennie Ellis. © Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive
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Robert Di Pierdomenico
Robert Di Pierdomenico "Dipper", 1986 Rennie Ellis. © Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive
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Kinky Night. Impressions Club, 1987
Kinky Night. Impressions Club, 1987
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Kinky Night. Impressions Club, 1987
Kinky Night. Impressions Club, 1987
Kinky Night. Impressions Club, 1987
Kinky Night. Impressions Club, 1987

Aussies all

Magazine article by Simon Elliott, 2006

The exhibition Aussies all features the ecclectic portrait photography of Rennie Ellis which captures Australian life during the 70s and 80s.
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