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Mad Woman in the Attic
Sally Smart

Installation view of Sally Smart, 'Mad Woman in the Attic', at 200 Gertrude Street, 1989

30 November -
20 December 1989

200 Gertrude Street

200 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy

Gertrude Contemporary presents Sally Smart's Mad Woman in the Attic, a collection of tapestries, examining and constructing domesticity and homeliness. Shown at 200 Gertrude Street from 30 October - 20 December 1989. 

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  • Sally Smart
Installation view of Mad Woman in the Attic, Sally Smart, 1989. Image courtesy of Gertrude Archive.
Installation view of Mad Woman in the Attic, Sally Smart, 1989. Image courtesy of Gertrude Archive.
Installation view of Mad Woman in the Attic, Sally Smart, 1989. Image courtesy of Gertrude Archive.
Installation view of Mad Woman in the Attic, Sally Smart, 1989. Image courtesy of Gertrude Archive.
Installation view of Mad Woman in the Attic, Sally Smart, 1989. Image courtesy of Gertrude Archive.
Installation view of Mad Woman in the Attic, Sally Smart, 1989. Image courtesy of Gertrude Archive.
Installation view of Mad Woman in the Attic, Sally Smart, 1989. Image courtesy of Gertrude Archive.
Sally Smart, Reflection of a Medicine Cabinet, 1989, oil on canvas, 124x124cm. Image courtesy of Gertrude Archive.
Sally Smart, Victorian Dining Room, 1989, oil and acrylic on canvas, 255x540cm. Image courtesy of Gertrude Archive.
Sally Smart, Tiles, 1989, oil and acrylic on canvas, 124x124cm. Image courtesy of Gertrude Archive.
Sally Smart, Painted Porch, 1989, oil on canvas, 255x180cm. Image courtesy of Gertrude Archive.
Sally Smart, The Yellow Wallpaper (Drawing Room), 1989, oil and acrylic on canvas, 255x360cm. Image courtesy of Gertrude Archive.
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Sally Smart, Pioneer Kitchen, 1989, oil on canvas, 255x260cm. Image courtesy of Gertrude Archive.
Sally Smart, Symbolist Staircase, 1989, oil on canvas, 255x180cm. Image courtesy of Gertrude Archive.
Sally Smart, Attic, 1989, oil and acrylic on canvas, 255x180cm. Image courtesy of Gertrude Archive.
Sally Smart, The Red Room, 1989, oil on canvas, 255x180cm. Image courtesy of Gertrude Archive.
  

All images courtesy of the Gertrude Archive. Images and materials for this record were digitised in 2025 by Sharon Flynn & Cooper Motley.

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