All this began at two bob a night at Collingwood

Australia, 1972

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Retraces the life and work of Tom Roberts, and looks at over 90 of Roberts’ paintings and the people and places surrounding them.

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Credits

director

Lloyd Capps

production company

ABC

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1972

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

000284

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Australia

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art appreciation

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art criticism

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Australia

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Biography

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - Australia

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Australian

Crafts & Visual Arts → Roberts, Tom, 1856-1931

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

History → History

People → Artists - Biography

People → Roberts, Tom, 1856-1931

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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