‘Quirky’ portraits on show for library exhibition

Over 100 curious and quirky portraits, including everything from a 17th century engraving of King Charles 1 to Michael Jackson’s now-infamous mugshot, will be on show in a special exhibition of material from the Monash University Library Rare Books Collection. 

All Monash staff and students are invited to attend the exhibition opening, at 5:45pm, Thursday 29 April in the exhibition room on level 1 at the Sir Louis Matheson Library on Clayton campus. 

Max Delany, Director of the Monash Museum of Art, will give the opening address at 6pm.

Exhibition curator and Rare Books Librarian, Richard Overell, described the exhibition as an "idiosyncratic selection of material published from the 17th century to the present chosen to high-light specific areas of the Monash collection. The portraits on display are mainly from books, although some are separate engravings or photographs." 

"Human beings are fascinated by faces; it’s inherent in our nature, and we can learn a lot about ourselves and our society, both past and present, by examining the faces that have come to represent much more than just the person in the picture." 

The exhibition will run from 29 April – 30 June 2004 in the exhibition room on level 1 of the Matheson Library, Clayton campus.

To view the exhibition go to Level 2, ISB Building, Sir Louis Matheson Library, Clayton campus or go to:
lib.monash.edu.au/exhibitions/portraits/xportraitscat.html

To request a catalogue of the exhibition items, email lorraine.david@lib.monash.edu.au

15 April 2004

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Item 14 in the exhibition: "The poet’s mistress" (hand-coloured engraving) from Charles Sorel’s, "The extravagant shepherd", 1654