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A decade after its foundation in 1949, UNSW entered a period of major campus development. During this time, from 1959 to 1970, UNSW’s main photographer of record was Max Dupain – one of the leading figures in 20th century Australian photography.
This collection includes digitised photographs held in the University Archives from the roughly 140 jobs Dupain carried out for UNSW. The presence and absence of familiar architecture in the campus and its surrounds documents a campus – and a city – in a period of rapid growth and change. These images vividly attest to the artistic vision of their photographer, demonstrating Dupain’s characteristically modernist treatment of line and form in architectural photography.
Some of the photos in this collection were included in the 2018 exhibition Max Dupain: the archiecture of UNSW which was held at the Main Library. A digital version of this exhibition is available as an Online Exhibition:
Digital Collections | Library (25th Nov 2025). Max Dupain. In Website Digital Collections | Library. Retrieved 7th Dec 2025 10:52, from https://digitalcollections.library.unsw.edu.au/nodes/view/2