The Magic arts

Without commentary, this film sets out to show how art relates and intertwines in our daily lives. Each art form is looked at: weaving, sculpture, painting, live theatre, with quotations from writers and music scores, both classical and modern.

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Collection

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Credits

director

Bruce Petty

producer

Suzanne Baker

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:19:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1978

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

006571

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art

Short films

Short films → Short films - 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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Australia, 1978

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