Episode number 5 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. Post impressionism raised its timid head in Australia around 1915 but started with a disadvantage - rampant nationalism made it an unreceptive age for the brave new visions of Margaret Preston, Grace Cossington-Smith, Roland Wakelin and Roy de Maistre. Narrated by Robert Hughes Suitable for upper secondary level
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ACMI Identifier
507021
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Impressionism (Art)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Australian
Crafts & Visual Arts → Post-impressionism (Art)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Preston, Margaret
Crafts & Visual Arts → Smith, Grace Cossington, 1892-1984
Crafts & Visual Arts → de Maistre, Roy, 1894-1968
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Nationalism
People → Smith, Grace Cossington, 1892-1984
People → Wakelin, Roland, 1887-1971
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)