Photographs donated by James Leslie (Les) Provan. (1) Note by T.H. Kneen 6 May 1992, "James Leslie Provan went to Melbourne University - graduated B. Agr. Sc-and later 1942 became Principal Burnley and 1946 Principal Dookie Agricultural College."Black and white photographs and negatives. (1) 2 photographs and negative. Les Provan reclining on the ground infront of a Kentia palm and part of the pavilion behind. (2) Includes negative. Les Provan and another male student seated on the lawn. (3) Note attached, "English lad, Fred ?, ?, Jack Allen." 4 male students seated on the lawn in front of the Pavilion. (4) Male student with calf. (5) 3 male students squatting on the lawn in front of the pavilion, one holding a football. Note by E.B. Littlejohn 6 May 1992, "Student on left is R. Fred Gillespie ? Jack Allen (centre) was later on staff as an Instructor. (6) Mrs Kneen and two children walking through the Administration Building under construction. (7) 4 men standing next to Dahlias judging them. (8) Student walking along path between ponds and Pavilion.(1) On reverse, "Student Les Provan 1922 &1923. Dux 1923. Background is Kentia Palm & the Chemistry classroom of the old Pavilion. (2) On reverse, "Les Provan & ? 1923." (3) On reverse, "Group of male students 1922 or 1923." (4) On reverse, "? name an English lad, student 1922 or '23." (5) On reverse, "The Football Team L to R. Fred---Jack Allen & ? 1923." (6) On reverse, "The new College building in course of construction early 1946. Mrs. Kneen & children." (7) On reverse,"Judges in trial Dahlias Burnley 1943. Left to right Jack Reid, Castell, Charlie Stone, Geo. Russ, Norm Scable." (8)) On reverse, "June Bishop-student," and, "Athol Shmith Studio Illustrative Photography 125 Collins Street, Melbourne C.1. Cent. 27. No 10383 Position J." Note by E.B. Littlejohn 4 March 1992, "June Bishop standing at junction of paths one of which leads to main entrance to Pavilion."les provan, kentia palm, chemistry classroom, pavilion, james leslie provan, dookie agricultural college, jack allen, r. fred gillespie, dahlias, jack reid, castell, charlie stone, geo. russ, norm scable, june bishop, cows, student group 1922-1923, football team 1922-1923, administration building construction, mrs kneen, kneen children, athol shmith, garden view, dux, calf, main building construction

Sepia photograph. A group of men and women watching a demonstration of pruning in the Orchard by Mr. Farrell (see B91.105) Student back left appears in Group photograph 1922-1923 B91.103.men, women, mr. farrell, students, pruning demonstration, orchard, student outside class

Karl Duldig carved this marble sculpture of a mask in the Vienna Kunstgewerbeschule (School of Applied Arts) in 1921. His teacher, Anton Hanak, the Professor of Sculpture at the School, encouraged him to carve directly into the stone. It was an accomplished work for the 19 year-old student and was selected by Hanak to represent the students of the School at the Deutschen Gewerbeschau (German Applied Art exhibition) in Munich in 1922, an early accolade for the young artist. The sculpture and another Kneeling Nude were reproduced in the journal Deustche Kunst and Dekoration in 1923-24 in an article on the Hanak-Klasse. In 2011 Mask was exhibited in the National Gallery of Victoria exhibition Vienna: Art and Design. The sculpture is one of ten substantial sculptures in marble and stone, and a larger group terracotta sculptures and masks, portrait busts and small stone sculptures created by Karl Duldig in Vienna that are held in the Museum collection. These art works are complemented by an archive of contemporary documents including letters, photographs, documents and ephemera. In 1938 Duldig’s Viennese sculptures were sent to Paris in 1938 for a proposed exhibition, and were hidden in Paris by Slawa Duldig’s sister Rella, throughout the Second World War, and arrived in Australia post-war over 5 decades. Karl Duldig was a student of the Kunstgewerbeschule from 1921 until 1925, and then attended the Akademie Der Bildenden Künste (Academy of Fine Arts) from 1929 until 1933. He was accepted into the Professor Josef Mullner’s “Meisterschule” at the Academy of Fine Arts from 1929 until 1933. His teacher at the Kunstgwerebeschule was Austria’s foremost contemporary sculptor Anton Hanak, and he was a formative influence on Duldig’s work. Hanak had been a member of Viennese Secession, and worked with Josef Hoffman on architectural commissions prior to the First World War. Hanak shared both his love of the expressive quality of materials and a humanist vision with his students. Various writers have written about Duldig’s interest in masks. His interest may have been stimulated by his classical education, the Greek and Roman antiquities in the Kunsthistoriches Museum in Vienna, or the ethnological collections in Vienna’s Museum of Ethnology (now known as the Weltmuseum). The mask was a motif explored by expressionist and cubist artists whose work was exhibited at the Vienna Secession. Duldig would have been familiar with the psychological investigations of the neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud, who established his practice in Vienna. In the Duldig Studio library, Duldig’s keen interest in the arts of a myriad of visual cultures is apparent. Of particular note are two well-thumbed copies Rudolf Utzinger’s, Masken, published by Ernst Wasmuth in Berlin in 1923, depicting masks from around the world. It is likely that a multitude of influences were at play. Slawa Duldig also worked with this motif, and also carved a smaller mask in Salzburg marble as well as a remarkable mask in clay, and these are held in the collection. Ann Carew 2016The Mask has national and international aesthetic significance. It is one of the earliest works by Karl Duldig in the Studio collection, and is a subject that he would continue to explore throughout his working life. The sculpture demonstrates a high degree of technical skill and mastery at an early age. It is evidence of Duldig’s engagement with the art of his peers during this period – the mask is a motif that inspired contemporary expressionist and cubist artists. It also demonstrates his interests in portraiture, human psychology, and the creation of identity and transformation of personalities. The Mask also provides an important link to the studio practice in the Vienna Kunstgwerbeschule, the teaching of Anton Hanak, and the program of international art exhibitions in Europe during the period. It is also of historical significance: the story of its survival and eventual recovery provides a counterpoint to the story of the Nazis’ confiscation of art during the Second World War. Ann Carew 2016Carving in Salzburg Marble. Holes for eyes and mouth cut through the block. Highly polished finish at front contrasting with rough finish at back and stylised curled hair. Marble base separate (75 x 275 x 198, wt 9000) and added later by artist. Karl Duldig 1921 incised on back

1 copy used in a display in Burnley Library Nov 1995. Note by T.H. Kneen 4 December 1991, "1922 or 3 Back Row (L to R): Fred Sala, Kath Keynes, Miss Pye (Parttime), ?,Fred Gillespie, Clara Broadhurst, Jean Borrett, Kathleen Curry, Alex Jessep. Front Row: Joan Anderson?, Violet Warren?, Miss Northcote, Mr. Rae, ?, Kathie Clark (Tas), Dorothy Allender, Mrs Hedges (Kathleen Curry married Charles Fryer ex-Longerenong student. Together they established Fryer's Nursery in Glenferrie Rd., Hawthorn." (4) 2 copies of photograph, 1 on reverse, "1922 Mr Rae Principal c.1923." Stamp, "Burnley Horticultural College Swan Street, Richmond, Victoria. Photographer was C.J. Frazer, Melbourne (embossed). This photograph appears as an illustration in, "Green Grows Our Garden," A.P. Winzenried, p68. The caption states, "Alex Jessep (sic) admiring an Umbrella Palm from Lord Howe Island near the herbaceous border along the orchard fence." Note by T.H. Kneen 11 December 1991, "Location is the pathway along the Long Border adjoining the Orchard fence. "(1) 2 black and white negatives joined. (2) The 2 negatives developed. (3) 3 copies Group photograph of Students and Staff some seated on a bench and some standing behind.. (4) 2 copies sepia photograph Mr Rae , Principal, on the Long Border (looks like the Orchard Border).On reverse of 1 copy, "1922 Mr Rae Principal, c.1923 Mr. Alex Jessep Lecturer in Botany & Chemistry."Stamp" Burnley Horticultural College Swan Street, Richmond, Victoria."students, staff, mr rae, principal, a.w jessep, lecturer, botany, chemistry, burnley horticultural college, fred sala, kath keynes, miss pye, clara broadhurst, jean borrett, kathleen curry, joan anderson, violet warren, kathie clark, dorothy allender, mrs hedges, charles fryer, fryer's nursery, hawthorn, mr rae principal, c.j. frazer, umbrella palm, lord howe island, herbaceous border, r. fred gillespie, miss northcote, orchard border