William Buelow Gould

Looks at the Australian artist William Buelow Gould and his survival as a convict painter in the harsh environment of mid 19th Century colonial Australia

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

Credits

production company

The Australian Gallery Director's Council

Duration

00:07:00:00

Production places

Unknown

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323322

Language

English

Subject categories

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Australia

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Australia

History → Australia - History

History → Convicts - Australia

Short films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

U-Matic (low band); Access Print (Section 1)

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Unknown, 1980