Russell Drysdale

Episode of Series “The Painters, the sculptors: archival art series”.
Russell Drysdale tells of his early years, of the changes in the Australian art scene since World War II; his fascination with the “great quietness” of the landscape and the methods he employs in his painting.

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Credits

production company

Smart St Films

Duration

00:50:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1975

Appears in

Group of items

The Painters, the sculptors: archival art series

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

304766

Language

English

Subject categories

Biographical

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Modern - 20th century - Australia

Crafts & Visual Arts → Drysdale, Russell, Sir, 1912-1981

Crafts & Visual Arts → Landscape painters - Australia

Crafts & Visual Arts → Landscape painting

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Australian

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Modern

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

History → History

People → Drysdale, Russell, Sir, 1912-1981

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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Australia, 1975