Episode number 19 of Series “The Australian eye IV”.
Recollections of Melbourne in the 1940s. Examines the rise of artists: Arthur Boyd, Josl Bergner, Joy Hester, Sidney Nolan, John Perceval, Albert Tucker Danila Vassilief, John Reed, Peter Herbst, Barrett Reid and Bernard Smith. This film provides an understanding of that rebellious period when the course of Australian art took a new direction under European Expressionism.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014710
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Modern - 20th century - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Australian National Gallery
Crafts & Visual Arts → Bergner, Yosl, 1920-
Crafts & Visual Arts → Expressionism (Art)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Hester, Joy, 1920-1960
Crafts & Visual Arts → Nolan, Sidney, Sir, 1917-1992
Crafts & Visual Arts → Perceval, John, 1923-
Crafts & Visual Arts → Tucker, Albert, 1914-
Crafts & Visual Arts → Vassilieff, Danila, 1897-1958
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Bergner, Yosl, 1920-
People → Hester, Joy, 1920-1960
People → Nolan, Sidney, Sir, 1917-1992
People → Perceval, John, 1923-
People → Tucker, Albert, 1914-
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)