Tea and pictures

The working relationship and friendship of two Australian artists - Thea Proctor and Margaret Preston. Margaret Preston and Thea Proctor took tea together, worked together and exhibited together. Their alliance was brought to an abrupt end in 1925 when Margaret Preston threw a cream cake at Thea Proctor, at a party celebrating their joint exhibition. This video is an insightful look at two strong Australian women, their relationship and their art.

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Collection

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Credits

co-producer

Susan Weis

Claire Jager

Duration

00:27:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1990

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324748

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Australian

Crafts & Visual Arts → Preston, Margaret

Crafts & Visual Arts → Proctor, Thea

Crafts & Visual Arts → Women painters

People → Preston, Margaret

People → Proctor, Thea

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1990

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