Episode of Series “The Australian eye I”.
The film is built around recording of the voices of William Dobell, Dame Mary Gilmore, and James Gleeson. It evokes very strongly and personally the way in which a portrait painter approaches his subject.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
008573
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Dobell, William, Sir, 1899-1970
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Portrait painting
Crafts & Visual Arts → Portraits
People → Dobell, William, Sir, 1899-1970
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)