Current Library Research Recipients - 2009

Creative Fellowships

Three-month funded Fellowships

Dr Roger Averill
Rumours of Hope
A biography of Werner Pelz

Ms Elissa Goodrich
Child's Play…Games in Time of War
A contemporary world jazz suite with supporting visual artwork

Mr Michael Shirrefs
The Tale of the 1880 'Atlas des Anciens Plans de Paris'
An artist's book and radio program inspired by a volume of maps of Paris from the earliest settlement

Ms Christine Eid
In the Driver's Seat: A history of Victoria’s female taxi drivers 1918–2008
A book manuscript

Mr Paul Davis
The Design and Illustration of Zines, Pamphlets and Ephemera: Research and creation
Research into the State Library's collection of zines, pamphlets and ephemera, plus the production of a series of zines

Dr Robyn Ballinger
Conquering Aridity: the nature and culture of water in Victoria's north
A book manuscript

Honorary Fellowships

Prof Sasha Grishin
S T Gill and his Public
A monograph and catalogue raisonne

Prof Deb Verhoeven and Dr Brian Morris
A History of Melbourne/Sydney rivalry
A book manuscript

Mr Michael Watson
The Public Library and Loan Exhibitions during the 1860s
A series of articles

La Trobe Society Fellowship

The following recipient has been funded for six months.

Dr Helen MacDonald
The Mysterious Life of Henry Condell, Melbourne's First Mayor
A book manuscript

Georges Mora Foundation Fellowship

The following recipient has been funded for six months.

Mr Phillip Brophy
Colour me Dead
A suite of animations for multi-screen video installations with accompanying catalogue text  

Dr Joseph Brown AO Fellowship

The following recipient has been funded for six months.

Mr Benjamin Thomas
Acquired Taste: W R Sedon as the shaping of Melbourne's commercial art patronage
A book manuscript

Redmond Barry Fellowship

The following recipient has been funded for six months.

Mr Andrew Dodd
Unknown Genius: The architecture of John James Clark
A biography