Mutton and gold

Australia, 1975

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Episode number 2 of Series “Landscape with figures: the art of Australia”.
One of a series in which Robert Hughes surveys Australia’s art from the time of the first fleet to the present day. The change from a Provincial Georgian culture into Victoriana when free settlers and ‘mutton and gold’ changed everythingin Australia including its art. Works include T.S. Gill on the goldfields, the vast history of painting of William Strutt and the landscapes of Eugene von Guerard, Nicholas Chevalier, William Piguenit, S.T. Gill and Louis Buvelot. Suitable for upper secondary level.

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Credits

producer/director

Brian Adams

production company

ABC

Duration

00:30:07:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1975

Appears in

Landscape with figures: the art of Australia

Group of items

Landscape with figures: the art of Australia

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

507018

Language

English

Audience classification

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Sheep - Australia

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Australia

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching

Crafts & Visual Arts → Gold

Crafts & Visual Arts → Landscape painting - Australia

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Australian

Crafts & Visual Arts → Piguenit, W. C. (William Charles), 1836-1914

Crafts & Visual Arts → Von Guerard, Eugene, 1811-1901

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Gold

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Wealth - Australia

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

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

History → History

People → Piguenit, W. C. (William Charles), 1836-1914

People → Von Guerard, Eugene, 1811-1901

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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