The Mother

Australia, 1980

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Episode number 14 of Series “The Australian eye III”.
Life and paintings of George W. Lambert, flamboyant Australian war artist, painter and poet, including the important painting “The Mother”. Talks of how he encouraged young painters including Roland Wakelin and Grace Cossington Smith and his involvement as a war artist and memorial sculptor. Suitable for middle and upper secondary levels.

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Credits

producer

Malcolm Otton

director

David Muir

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:09:15:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1980

Appears in

The Australian eye III

Group of items

The Australian eye III

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013734

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art appreciation

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Australia

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Biography

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - Australia

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Australian

Crafts & Visual Arts → Smith, Grace Cossington, 1892-1984

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

People → Artists - Biography

People → Lambert, George W. (George Washington), 1873-1930

People → Smith, Grace Cossington, 1892-1984

People → Wakelin, Roland, 1887-1971

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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