There’s more to Max Dupain’s Sunbaker than you might think.
The Sunbaker, a 1937 photograph by Max Dupain, is one of the most well-known Australian images of all time.
Max Dupain / Via Creative Commons
But the image wasn't actually printed until 1975, when it was featured in a retrospective exhibition of the work of Dupain (pictured below).
Olive Cotton / State Library of NSW / Via Flickr: statelibraryofnsw / Creative Commons
This is because the negative for Dupain's preferred version of the image was actually lost. Today, only one known print of this version exists - shown below, from a collection at the State Library of NSW.
Max Dupain / State Library of NSW / Via Flickr: statelibraryofnsw / Creative Commons
The collection also features this photo, which showcases an entirely different angle of the image.
Max Dupain / State Library of NSW / Via Flickr: statelibraryofnsw / Creative Commons
