Introduction [to The Diaries of Frank Hurley 1912-1941]

• Main Authors: Dixon, Robert, Lee, Christopher
• Other Authors: Robert Dixon, Prof Chris Lee
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Anthem Press 2011
• Subjects: photography; cinema; Hurley; polar exploration; Antarctic; Mawson; Shackleton; World War 1; Aviation; Papua New Guinea; Torres Strait; World War 2; Cinema History; Audience reception; Australian History; Australian identity; Race.; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0yw3/introduction-to-the-diaries-of-frank-hurley-1912-1941

This introduction to the edited diaries of the Australian photographer and cinematographer Frank Hurley (1885-1962) recounts his life and career and makes an argument for the importance of the diaries to an understanding of the career of the man and the international circulation of his work.