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Issue Details: First known date: 1978... 1978 Australian Eye
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A series of twenty-six short films that examine famous Australian paintings. The various films comprise voiceovers by selected comentators, including, in some instances, the painters themselves.

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  • 1. 'Fire's On' (Lapstone Tunnel by Arthur Streeton, 1891); 2. 'On the Wallaby Track' (by Frederick McCubbin, 1896); 3. 'The Ferry' (by E. Phillips Fox, ca. 1910/11); 4. 'Rhythmic Composition in Yellow Green Minor' (by Roy De Maistre, 1919); 5. 'Portrait of Dame Mary Gilmore' (by William Dobell, 1957); 6. 'Launceston and the River Tamar' (by John Glover); 7. 'The Lacquer Room' (by Grace Cossington Smith); 8. 'Study for "Dog Gymkhana"' (by Frank Hinder); 9. 'Madame Sosostris' (by James Gleeson and Robert Klippel, 1948); 10. 'Self Portrait in the Studio' (by Brett Whiteley); 11. 'The Conciliation' (by Benjamin Duterrau); 12. 'Lake St. Clair' (by William Charles Piguenit, 1887); 13. 'The Spirit of the Plains' (by Sydney Long, 1897); 14. 'The Mother' (by George W. Lambert, 1907); 15. 'Man Feeding His Dogs' (by Russell Drysdale, 1941); 16. 'Epiphany' (by Ian Fairweather, 1962); 17. 'Mount William from Mount Dryden' (by Eugen Von Guerard, 1857); 18. 'Flying over the Shoalhaven River' (by Margaret Preston, 1942); 19. 'The Expressionist Eye: Seven Melbourne Painters from the Nineteen-Forties'; 20. 'Victory Girls' (Albert Tucker, 1943); 21. 'The Mining Town -- Casting the Money Lenders from the Temple' (by Arthur Boyd, 1946-47); 22. 'Stringybark Creek' (Sydney Nolan, 1946 ); 23. 'The Creative Eye: Thoughts on Painting by Some Contemporary Artists'; 24. 'Down the Hills to Berry's Bay' (by Roland Wakelin, 1916); 25. 'The Harbour from McMahons Point' (by Lloyd Rees, 1950); 26. 'Sydney 1942' (by Sali Herman, 1981).

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form y separately published work icon Portrait of Dame Mary Gilmore by William Dobell David Muir , 1978 Z1022783 1978 single work film/TV

This short film examines the William Dobell's painting 'Portrait of Dame Mary Gilmore.' It includes commentary by the artist, his biographer James Gleeson, and the painting's subject, poet Dame Mary Gilmore, which evokes the way in which a portrait painter approaches his subject.

1978

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1978
    • Lindfield, Chatswood - Gordon - Castlecrag area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Film Australia , 1978-1982 .
      Extent: 26 short filmsp.
      Description: Colour
      Note/s:
      • The films vary in length from 8 to 13 min.
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