IDNO

DG.167289.RPT

Description

Portrait of a John Antill, an Australian composer, wearing a shirt and waistcoat and sitting at an upright piano, possibly in Sydney? He is marking a music score with a pencil, possibly in relation to his ballet, Corroboree? [KK 04/08/2023]

Place

Oceania Australasia; Australia; ?New South Wales; ?Sydney

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

John Antill

Photographer

Poignant, Axel

Collector / Expedition

Date

circa 1950

Collection Name

Poignant Collection

Source

Poignant, Roslyn

Format

Digital File

Primary Documentation

Other Information

DG.167113.RPT - DG.167351.RPT were located on a blue 'Seagate backup plus' hard drive in a box now numbered C1035/.

DG.167286.RPT - DG.167294.RPT were located in a digital folder named "White and Antill."

Biographical reference: John Henry Antill (1904-1986) was an Australian musician, composer, and broadcaster. He was best known for his ballet Corroboree, based on a Corroboree (Aboriginal Australian dance ceremony) that he had seen as a child. [source: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/antill-john-henry-12145 KK 04/08/2023]