Russell Drysdale

Australia, 1967

Episode of Series “Five Australians”.
This film shows personal interviews between Russell Drysdale and Australian author George Johnston. Their discussions centre on Drysdale’s slowly developing portrait of Johnston and closely examine the values and lifestyle of what Sidney Nolan calls “the most Australian painter”. Suitable for upper secondary level.

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Credits

producer/director

Gil Brealey

production company

ABC

Duration

00:47:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1967

Appears in

Group of items

Five Australians

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

504036

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Interviews

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Interviews

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Australia

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Australia

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Biography

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

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - Australia

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Australian

Crafts & Visual Arts → Portrait painting

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Literature → Johnston, George, 1912-1970

People → Artists - Biography

People → Drysdale, Russell, Sir, 1912-1981

People → Interviews

People → Johnston, George, 1912-1970

Television

Television → Television series

Television → Television series → Television series - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

Collected

2 times

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