Modernism

Australia, 1975

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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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Credits

producer/director

Brian Adams

production company

ABC

Duration

00:28:35:00

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

507021

Language

English

Audience classification

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Australia

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Australia

Crafts & Visual Arts → Cubism

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 → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Nationalism

History → History

People → Preston, Margaret

People → Smith, Grace Cossington, 1892-1984

People → Wakelin, Roland, 1887-1971

People → de Maistre, Roy, 1894-1968

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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