A Brush with nature, Robert Ulmann

Australia, 1989

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Episode of Series “Animal passions”.
The return of the southern right whale to Australia’s southern coast is observed and recorded in the art of Swiss-Australian wildlife artist, Robert Ulmann. He has found a new life in an area that most Australians would avoid as desolate, dangerous and bleak.

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Credits

producer

Toni Steinbrecher

production company

ABC-TV (Australia)

ABC-TV (Australia). Natural History Unit

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1989

Appears in

Animal passions

Group of items

Animal passions

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303836

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Australia

Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts - Australia

People → Ulmann, Robert

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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