Portrait of HM the Queen, 1954-1955

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Containers:
Box 1
Component identifier:
Series 2
Content Summary:
A small group of papers associated with activities involved in the commissioning, painting and exhibition of the Dargie portrait of the Queen, presented to the Commonwealth of Australia by Ian Beveridge. Includes correspondence (with Buckingham Palace, Ian Beveridge, friends), some photographs, discussions concerning copyright, arrangements for the portrait's exhibition in Dunfermlineshire, press cuttings and one newspaper. Part of the corrected proof for his book 'On Painting a Portrait' is also with this material.
Immediate source of acquisition:
The Dargie papers were presented to the Library in 1983 by Sir William Dargie.

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Parent Restrictions:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2880112) for the access conditions.
Parent Terms of Access:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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