On the tranquil shores of Lake Macquarie, William Dobell lives and works. He and Dame Mary Gilmore discuss his work and its development - rough sketches from real life later translated to danvas; commissioned portraits; and landscapes. Studies of some of his better known works are included. Contains some b&w footage.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011994
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Dobell, William, Sir, 1899-1970
Crafts & Visual Arts → Landscape painting - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting - History
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting - Technique
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Australian
Crafts & Visual Arts → Portrait painting
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation