Scope and contents Covers 1963 to 1969 Il Porto Italy. Includes references to life at Il Porto, Rudi Rappold (Baffi, p. 18), animals at Il Porto including Fanny the donkey, Fabre Vince the Goat, photograph of 'Little grey chicken looking at Baffi and me' p. 69, Fifi 'my black cat', gold teeth 'now I'm going to have 2 gold teeth' p. 78. References also to the Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano (1922-1950), born in Montelepre and Gaspare Pisciotta 1924-1954, featuring in her drawing 'Montelepre' H2019.292/1 p....

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Covers 1966 to 1967. Includes photograph of Vali from Sheldon Rochlin's film Dope (1968) and New Zealand Maori images p. 89-90.

Scope and contents Covers 1967 to 1972 New York. Includes a death notice for her father, William Lewis Ingham Myers (1 June 1959), literary references including Algernon Charles Swinburne p.39, 'Gianni and me during the making of Ed van der Elsken's film 'Death in the Port Jackson Hotel' p.106. Also reference to living on the streets in Paris 'From 1949-till 1952 I lived without bread in the streets and cafes of the Left Bank and was arrested by the Police on numerous occasions' p. 112. On the back page p....

Scope and contents Covers 1969 to 1975, Il Porto to New York. Includes photograph of 'Baffi and me in the Foxy cage', September 69 inside front cover, references to the drawing 'Dido' in progress 'Tomorrow I work on Dido or die' and working on the 'Port Jackson Hotel' drawing until 4 o'clock in the morning p. 3, Wolgang's heart tattoo in progress p. 4, photograph of Vali sleeping with Foxy flashing by p. 22, Vali's father William Myers' permit to leave Australia in 1923, an article regarding the death of the...

Scope and contents Covers 1971 to 1972, Il Porto, Africa and New York. Includes photograph of Vali and Rudi Rappold running in the streets of Vienna in September 1971 p.3, Ching and me (the artist Ching Ho Cheng) p. 25 and 27, photographs of 'Ching tattooing a black pick on my white thigh' p. 24, portrait of Ching p. 27, visit to Africa March 1972 and photographs of Vali and Djibo p. 41, drawing of Foxy p. 85, 'Gianni and me here at Ed van der Elsken's place to see the movie he made on the drawings and us' p....

Scope and contents Covers 15th December 1972 to December 1973 from Il Porto to New York and ends 'Il Porto Monti Lattari, Salerno, Italy'. Includes description of 'working in the big fox cage with my Madonna' p.4, an important early photograph of 'Little Foxy and me July 1965 showing a baby foxy and Vali, 'My Foxy's blood' p. 13, 'Foxy came orphaned to me' showing a photograph of baby Foxy p. 28, tattoos on Vali's feet p.56, 'New York in 1970 in Matis Chapel of Love' and photo of the artist Mati Klarwein...

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This is a small notebook, incomplete, p. 1-16 with photocopies in colour from another visual diary titled 'Year of the Tiger 1974-1976' H2018.434, a favourite diary of Vali's (p. 1, p. 3, 12, p. 28, p. 112, p. 129 are photocopies from H2018.432). Blank pages after p. 16. Includes 1 loose magazine clipping.

Scope and contents Covers 28 December 1973 to 11 February 1975, although the diary is dated '1974-1975' inside front cover. From Il Porto Italy to Amsterdam and New York City. The last entry shows photograph of Vali riding Ed van der Elsken's Russian horse in Edam Holland during filming for Ed's film about Vali. Inside the diary there is a note: 'This black note book begun 28th December 1973'. Includes photograph titled 'My little Mother and me when she came to visit from Australia' p. 26, the story and a...

Scope and contents Covers 1974 to 1977 Il Porto Italy, Amsterdam and ends in New York. Inscribed: 'This notebook is dedicated to Golda Meir' November 1974. Date inscribed at top of diary: Monday, 15th April 1974 dell 'Angelo (in Albis). Includes large portrait of 'my darling little Mummy, in her cap and gown and medals for violin...' p. 26, exhibition in Amsterdam August 1977 p. 104-105, reference to Vali's drawing titled 'Montelepre' depicting the Sicilian bandits, Rosalia Lombardo embalmed in Palermo...

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Covers 1977-1978 from Il Porto to Chelsea Hotel, New York. Includes reference to 'Ed van der Elsken the great Dutch photographer and filmmaker since Paris '50's p. 4, photograph of Pierre with envelope 'Pierre Feuillette from Rabat My No. 1. cat from 1949-52' p. 13, Vali's sister Joan's visit p. 41, photograph of the domed pavilion at Il Porto p. 46, reference to Golda Meir p. 51, drawing relating to Frida Kahlo 1990 p. 67.