Reflecting the documentary style for which he was famous, Dupain’s photographs of Australia after World War II are important records of a changing society. Most of the images in this exhibition were taken by Dupain while on assignment for the Australian Government and were used to promote Australia to domestic and international audiences. Also featured are photographs taken by Dupain over many years for one of his earliest clients, CSR Limited (then known as the Colonial Sugar Refining Company Limited).

Dupain’s photographs evoke a strong sense of time and place, from the capital cities and rural scenes he captured in the 1940s and 1950s, to the striking images of architecture and industry he produced in the 1960s and 1970s. This exhibition showcases the diversity and longevity of Dupain’s commercial career, tracing his development as a photographer and artist during this time.

Monday to Friday 10am - 5pm; Sat & Sun 12pm - 4pm; closed Australia Day (Jan 26)., Gippsland Art Gallery, 68 Foster Street, Sale
Mon – Fri, 10am - 5pm, Weekends & Public Holidays, 12noon - 5pm, 4 Feb to 15 April 2012, Warrnambool Art Gallery, 26 Leibig Street, Warrnambool
26 April to 3 June 2012, Burnie Regional Art Gallery, 77–79 Wilmot Street, Burnie
6 July to 30 Sept 2012, Western Australian Museum – Albany, Residency Road, Albany
12 Oct 2012 to 6 Jan 2013, Western Australian Museum – Kalgoorlie–Boulder, 17 Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie
18 Jan to 31 March 2013, Western Australian Museum – Geraldton, 1 Museum Place, Batavia Coast Marina, Geraldton

Gallery of NSW
photo by Max Dupain
Courtesy National Archives of Australia

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