The Songs Of Miriam

Inside the image.

A square black-and-white photograph shows a woman in a pale, flowing garment occupying most of the right half of the cover. She is seen from the side, facing left, with her head tilted slightly upwards and her hands held together near her chest. Her dark hair is gathered or swept back, and the garment stands out brightly against the darker setting. Behind her is a rough stone wall, its irregular blocks visible across the background. In the lower-left foreground, a dark metal candelabrum holds several tall, slender candles; their light-coloured shafts and small flames contrast with the surrounding shadows. A few leaves and stems are visible near the woman’s hands and beside the candles. The image has a close, cropped composition, with the woman’s figure continuing beyond the lower and right edges. The stonework and candle stand create layers behind and in front of her, while the dark upper-left area provides contrast for the title. The monochrome photograph is strongly contrasted: the woman’s garment and face are pale, while her hair, the candle stand and much of the stone wall fall into deep shadow. A muted red and cream title sits in the upper-left corner: “The songs of” appears in a small, slanted script above the much larger uppercase “MIRIAM”, which has cream lettering and a dark red outline or shadow. At the lower right, over the pale garment, a compact block of red and cream lettering reads “Cameron” above “MIRIAM BOWEN”; beneath this are smaller lines reading “Soprano”, “MICHAEL POLLOCK” and “Piano”. The typography is aligned as a small credit block and contrasts with the photograph. There is no visible border.