Lajamunu women holding discussion with Hazel Hawke at Barunga, Northern Territory, 1988

Gelatin print, 40 x 60 cm; artist’s proof (from edition of 5); unmounted; fine condition. An important documentary photograph by acclaimed Australian feminist photographer, Sue Ford (1943-2009). Provenance: Gift of Sue Ford to her friend, Virginia Fraser (c.1989). Estate of Virginia Fraser (1947-2021), feminist, artist, writer, editor and curator. For an insightful analysis of Ford’s somewhat controversial series of documentary photographs taken at Barunga in 1988, see Helen Ennis’ Sue Ford’s history (Art Journal 50, NGV, 1 January 2013, https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/essay/sue-fords-history-2/), which includes mention of Ford’s friendship with fellow photographer, film-maker and feminist Virginia Fraser.