Juilee Pryor Street Art Photograph Collection

Description

Unique IDAS-1247DateBetween 1st January 1991 and 31st December 1995Date qualifiercircaFormatPhotograph - DigitalShort descriptionThis series of photographs was created by Juilee Pryor, 1991-1995. She was the photographer and sometimes a collaborating artist for the works.

Under the program, 'Newtown as Imagined', by Unmitigated Audacity Productions a small team created street murals in Newtown and Erskineville. The collection also contains photographs of artists working independently of the group.DescriptionThis series of photographs, 'Newtown as Imagined', shows street art murals in Erskineville and Newtown. They were was created by Juilee Pryor between 1991 and 1995.

Under the handle Unmitigated Audacity Productions, a number of artists including Juilee Pryor, Andrew Aiken, Tony Spanos and others, painted some of Newtown’s most iconic murals. Other street art murals were created by independent artists Matthew Peet and Tim Guider.

The collection was acquired by City Archives in 2010 and comprised 76 photographs of the murals and artists working on them. Most of the murals have now gone, so the photographic record is the only existing record.LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)

Photograph

The Light Shineth mural, Rochford Street Erskineville, 1991

Tony Spanos driving his Rolls Royce, Sydney, circa 1991

Tony Spanos at the Graffiti Hall of Fame, Botany Road Alexandria, circa 1993

Tony Spanos, Andrew Aiken and Matthew Peet, Graffiti Hall of Fame, Botany Road Alexandria, circa 1991

Artists Andrew Aiken and Juilee Pryor in Tony Spanos' Rolls Royce, Sydney, circa 1991

Artist Juilee Pryor in front of Lady Penelope fire tender, Queen's Square Sydney, circa 1991

Andrew Aiken and Tony Spanos planning Geronimo mural, Rochford Street Erskineville, 1992

Andrew Aiken preparing for exhibition, Newtown area, circa 1992

Andrew Aiken working on PCYC mural, corner Erskineville Road and Angel Street Newtown, circa 1991

Per Ardua Ad Astra mural, corner Linthorpe Street and Erskineville Road Newtown, 1992-1993

Per Ardua Ad Astra mural, corner Linthorpe Street and Erskineville Road Newtown, circa 1992

Per Ardua Ad Astra mural, corner Linthorpe Street and Erskineville Road Newtown, 1992-1993

Per Ardua Ad Astra mural, corner Linthorpe Street and Erskineville Road Newtown, circa 1992

Per Ardua Ad Astra mural, corner Linthorpe Street and Erskineville Road Newtown, 1992-1993

Newtown PCYC mural, Erskineville Road Newtown, 1993

Newtown PCYC mural, corner Erskineville Road and Angel Street Newtown, 1993

Juilee Pryor Street Art Photograph Collection

Access

Public access statusOpen to public accessPublic access noteCopyright of the photographic collection, Newtown as imagined by Unmitigated Audacity Productions 1991-1995, rests with Juilee Pryor. Requests for commercial use of images will be referred to Juilee Prior for approval.
The murals themselves are the copyright of the individual artists, and artist permission may be required for publication.

Identification and Arrangement

System of arrangementNone discernible

Digitisation

Digitisation statusBorn digital

Data Quality

Authenticity & integrityThe photographer provided information to the City Archives when this collection was acquired. It has formed the basis of the descriptive information added by volunteers and City of Sydney staff.

Relationships

CollectionErskinevilleNewtown

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