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From Face to Face

Portraits by David Moore

Previous exhibition
from Tuesday 21 November 2000 until Sunday 18 February 2001

Through David Moore's camera we meet many of the outstanding figures of the twentieth century - in diverse areas of achievement - as well as anonymous faces which speak directly to us in these photographs.

Leonard French, Heathcote, Victoria
Leonard French, Heathcote, Victoria, 1969 (printed 2000) David Moore. © Lisa, Michael, Matthew and Joshua Moore. http://davidmoorephotography.com.au/

From architects to athletes. From birdwatchers to bookmakers. From dancers to designers. From journalists to judges. From migrants to miners. From peasants to poets. From singers to stockmen.

Through David Moore's camera we meet many of the outstanding figures of the twentieth century - in diverse areas of achievement - as well as anonymous faces which speak directly to us in these photographs.

4 portraits

1 Bar, Betoota races, Queensland, 1961 (printed 2000). 2 William Dobell, Potts Point, Sydney, 1960 (printed 2000). 3 Michael Johnson, McMahon's Point, Sydney, 1969 (printed 2000). All David Moore. © Lisa, Michael, Matthew and Joshua Moore http://davidmoorephotography.com.au/
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