{"id":46720,"date":"2026-08-14T14:22:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T04:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=46720"},"modified":"2026-08-14T14:22:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T04:22:20","slug":"mlc-school-old-girl-olive-cotton-1929-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/mlc-school-old-girl-olive-cotton-1929-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"MLC School Old Girl Olive Cotton (1929) Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">A selection of works by eminent MLC School Old Girl and acclaimed Australian photographer <strong>Olive Cotton<\/strong> (1929) is currently on display at Sydney\u2019s S.H. Ervin Gallery as part of the exhibition <\/span><em style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">Olive Cotton and Her Contemporaries<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Widely recognised as one of Australia\u2019s most influential photographers, Olive Cotton\u2019s work continues to inspire audiences with its artistry and originality. This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to view a number of her photographs before they enter a ten-year conservation period to help preserve them for future generations.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the Exhibition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shervingallery.com.au\/event\/olive-cotton-and-her-contemporaries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Olive Cotton\u2019s connection to MLC School, visit her profile on the <span class=\"___xxxjie0 f1w7gpdv f1gqqdtu\" data-wra=\"1\"><a class=\"fui-Link fai-bebop ___1v1lyro f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl f16muhyy f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv f1mo0ibp fjoy568 ff5ikls f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f33ey8m f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 feiuef2 f1eh06m1 f54796x fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f132whgj f1v74mp6 f1tsf1ni fnq52rx f16zlvvm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au\/our-community\/mlc-school-old-girls\/eminent-alumnae\/olive-cotton-1929\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-tabster=\"{&quot;restorer&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:1}}\">MLC School website<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><em>*Header image: Olive Cotton Teacup ballet, <span style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">1935; printed 1992<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46757\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46757\" style=\"width: 484px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/mlc-school-old-girl-olive-cotton-1929-exhibition\/1942_olive-cotton-in-max-dupain-studios_by-morton-collyer\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-46757\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-46757 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/08\/1942_Olive-Cotton-in-Max-Dupain-Studios_by-Morton-Collyer-484x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"484\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/08\/1942_Olive-Cotton-in-Max-Dupain-Studios_by-Morton-Collyer-484x640.jpg 484w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/08\/1942_Olive-Cotton-in-Max-Dupain-Studios_by-Morton-Collyer-774x1024.jpg 774w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/08\/1942_Olive-Cotton-in-Max-Dupain-Studios_by-Morton-Collyer-768x1016.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/08\/1942_Olive-Cotton-in-Max-Dupain-Studios_by-Morton-Collyer-1161x1536.jpg 1161w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/08\/1942_Olive-Cotton-in-Max-Dupain-Studios_by-Morton-Collyer-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/08\/1942_Olive-Cotton-in-Max-Dupain-Studios_by-Morton-Collyer.jpg 1489w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Old Girl Olive Cotton (1929)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A selection of works by eminent MLC School Old Girl and acclaimed Australian photographer Olive Cotton (1929) is currently on display at Sydney\u2019s S.H. Ervin Gallery as part of the exhibition Olive Cotton and Her Contemporaries. Widely recognised as one of Australia\u2019s most influential photographers, Olive Cotton\u2019s work continues to inspire audiences with its artistry [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":46756,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[9],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-46720","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_category-news-announcements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/46720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46720"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=46720"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=46720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}