Sydney: The School of the forties 1941-1981

Australia, 1984

Film
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Episode of Series “The Australian eye”.
Man Feeding His Dogs (9min): A look at artist Russell Drysdale and his work. Madame Sosostris (10min): A joint product by artist James Gleeson and sculptor Robert Klippel is examined. Portrait of Dame Mary Gilmore (9min): An insight into one of Australia’s most controversial paintings. Sydney, 1942 (10min): A look at the work of Sali Herman.

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Credits

director

David Muir

producer

Malcolm Otton

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:37:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1984

Appears in

The Australian eye

Group of items

The Australian eye

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016398

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Australian

Crafts & Visual Arts → Sculpture, Australian

Crafts & Visual Arts → Sculpture, Modern - Australia

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

History → History

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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