Artisans of Australia (Captioned)

This video is an intimate view of traditional building and restoration techniques through the eyes of master craftsmen and women. It reveals rare skills which are fast disappearing in this rapidly changing world. The film has six sections each examining an individual craft: timbercraft, stonecraft, glasscraft, ironcraft, solid plastering and decorative paint work.

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Credits

co-director

Keith Gow

Paul Humfress

Duration

01:37:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1984

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323986

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Buildings - Conservation and restoration

Closed captioning

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artisans

Crafts & Visual Arts → Handicraft

History → Buildings - Conservation and restoration

Sound/audio

Captioned

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1984

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