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George Urquhart (Scotty) Allan

1954
Max Dupain OBE

gelatin silver photograph on paper (image/sheet: 38.5 cm x 30.1 cm)
George Urquhart (Scotty) Allan

Gift of Danina Dupain Anderson 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

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Artist and subject

Max Dupain OBE (age 43 in 1954)

George Urquhart (Scotty) Allan CBE (age 54 in 1954)

Donated by

Danina Dupain Anderson (33 portraits)

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