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Henry Talbot: 1960s Fashion Photographer

A stunning exhibition at The Ian Potter Centre NGV Australia at Federation Square is in full swing, providing a comprehensive insight into the work of this renown fashion photographer.

Henry Talbot born Hindenburg, Germany 06 December 1920, arrived Australia 1940, died Sydney, New South Wales 25 January 1999 No title (Fashion illustration for Sportscraft on location Yarra River near Princes Bridge) 1961 gelatin silver photograph 24.4 x19.0 cm Henry Talbot Fashion Photography Archive (119650) © Lynette Anne Talbot

‘The striking and youthful fashion of 1960s Melbourne is the starring subject of more than eighty photographs by fashion photographer Henry Talbot, many of which have never been exhibited before.’

Henry Talbot born Hindenburg, Germany 06 December 1920, arrived Australia 1940, died Sydney, New South Wales 25 January 1999 No title (Fashion illustration for Sportscraft, Treasury Gardens, Melbourne) 1960–61 gelatin silver photograph 24.3 x19.1 cm Henry Talbot Fashion Photography Archive (119649) © Lynette Anne Talbot

‘Showcasing the shifting face of fashion from a time that has captured popular imagination, many of the images have never been seen since their original publication 50 years ago and offer an insight into the styles and attitudes of the 1960s.’

Henry Talbot born Hindenburg, Germany 06 December 1920, arrived Australia 1940, died Sydney, New South Wales 25 January 1999 No title (Fashion illustration for Pelaco shirts and Ford Falcon, models Margot McKendry and Murray Rose) 1963, printed 2016 inkjet print 41.0 x 40.6 cm (image), 67.5 x 61.1 cm (sheet) Henry Talbot Fashion Photography Archive (119673) © Lynette Anne Talbot

‘The photographs on display have been carefully selected from an extraordinary archive of 35,000 negatives that Talbot gifted to the NGV in the 1980s.’

Henry Talbot born Hindenburg, Germany 06 December 1920, arrived Australia 1940, died Sydney, New South Wales 25 January 1999 No title (Fashion illustration model wearing a three-quarter length coat) 1961–66 gelatin silver photograph 25.0 x 19.1 cm Henry Talbot Fashion Photography Archive (119652) © Lynette Anne Talbot

‘The exhibition includes some of Talbot’s beautiful fashion spreads from 1960s Australian Vogue, providing a visual history that chronicles the magazine’s first decade in Australia. The photographs will be presented alongside a display of early edition Australian Vogue magazines, including those in which Talbot’s photographs originally appeared, offering an insight into the aspirational fashion and lifestyle choices of Australians living in this era.’