An Interview with May Gibbs

In 1968 Hazel de Berg interviewed Australia’s most loved storyteller, May Gibbs, the creator of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie and all the bush folk. During the video, you will hear May Gibbs (Mrs. Ossoli Kelly) tell of her birth in 1877 in Surrey, England, her trip to Australia in 1881, her family’s settlement in Western Australia and her adventures in the art schools of London. She speaks of her love of the Australian bush, her development as an artist and reveals the creation of the Gumnuts and all their friends and foes.

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Credits

producer/director

Maureen Walsh

production company

Bustle Productions

Duration

00:10:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1986

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324810

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Illustrators

Literature → Children's literature, Australian

Literature → Gibbs, May, 1877-1969

Literature → Women authors

People → Gibbs, May, 1877-1969

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1986

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