Frederick McCubbin’s melancholy paintings of the hardships of life in the bush in the early days. The ballad accompaniment written by Tim Burstall, music by Carl Ogden, and sung by Glen Tomasetti and Paul Marks.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
008406
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art and music
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → McCubbin, Frederick, 1855-1917
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - Australia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
History → Frontier and pioneer life
Music & Performing Arts → Art and music
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)