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Bernard Smith

Bernard Smith is one of Australia's most distinguished art historians.
Series : Australian Biography Series 9 | Year : 2003 | Total Duration : 26 Minutes | Producer : Rod Freedman
Director : Rod Freedman |
CU interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about his working class upbringing.
Access No. 143457 | 54 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of art historian Bernard Smith's mother as a young woman standing in front of leafy tree.
Access No. 143458 | 8 secs | 1910s | Cairns, Qld, Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about his Irish mother's arrival in Cairns in 1915.
Access No. 143459 | 4 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Tilt up B&W photograph of art historian Bernard Smith's mother as a young woman in a maid's uniform standing in front of brick wall.
Access No. 143460 | 12 secs | 1910s | Cairns, Qld, Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about the circumstances around his conception.
Access No. 143461 | 25 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU B&W photograph of art historian Bernard Smith's mother in a wide brimmed hat.
Access No. 143462 | 12 secs | 1920s | Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about becoming a state ward to a family in Burwood, Sydney.
Access No. 143463 | 10 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU to woman in B&W photograph of the carer art historian Bernard Smith's knew as Mum Keen. Tilt to Smith as a toddler and WS of the whole family with Smith in high chair in the middle. CU Tilt up B&W photograph of Smith as a young boy holding ball.
Access No. 143464 | 26 secs | 1910s | Burwood, NSW, Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about briefly meeting his father at age four.
Access No. 143465 | 5 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of Bertha, the daughter of the family which raised art historian Bernard Smith drinking tea in backyard.
Access No. 143466 | 5 secs | 1910s | Burwood, NSW, Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
CU interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about briefly meeting his father at age four and the impressions it left him with.
Access No. 143467 | 14 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of art historian Bernard Smith's father as an elderly man.
Access No. 143468 | 7 secs | 1950s | Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
B&W archival footage of children riding horses on merry-go-round.
Access No. 143469 | 5 secs | 1950s | Australia | © Thought Equity Motion (formerly Film World) | B&W |
CU interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about briefly meeting his father at age four and the impressions it left him with.
Access No. 143470 | 5 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W archival footage of children riding horses on merry-go-round.
Access No. 143471 | 4 secs | 1950s | Australia | © Film World Pty Ltd | B&W |
CU to B&W photograph of art historian Bernard Smith's foster father known to him as Dad Keen sitting in group photograph.
Access No. 143472 | 5 secs | 1910s | Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
CU to photograph of art historian Bernard Smith's copy of the Salvation Army Company Orders with Smith's name "Benny Smith" written on it.
Access No. 143473 | 8 secs | 1910s | Australia | © Public Domain | B&W |
CU interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about his foster father's encouragement of his religious readings.
Access No. 143474 | 19 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
WS photograph of the house art historian Bernard Smith grew up in. MS photograph of Smith as a young boy holding young kookaburra in garden.
Access No. 143475 | 15 secs | 1920s | Burwood, NSW, Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
CU interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about shooting a bird with a pea shooter as a boy.
Access No. 143476 | 11 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
GS photograph of Bernard Smith as a young boy in school uniform standing backyard.
Access No. 143477 | 5 secs | 1920s | Burwood, NSW, Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
CU interview with art historian Bernard Smith expressing great regret about shooting a bird with a pea shooter as a boy.
Access No. 143478 | 11 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W portrait photograph of Smith as a young boy and zoom in to CU of Smith's face. Photograph of Smith as an adolescent wearing suspenders with his shorts.
Access No. 143479 | 16 secs | 1920s | Burwood, NSW, Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
CU interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about some of his better teachers at Enmore high school, particularly his relationship with the economics teacher.
Access No. 143480 | 38 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
WS B&W high school class photograph of Bernard Smith then closer shot to Smith highlighted.
Access No. 143481 | 11 secs | 1920s | Burwood, NSW, Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
CU interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about his ongoing support from the child welfare department after his foster mother died.
Access No. 143482 | 4 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of the house art historian Bernard Smith's foster sister Bertha. MS photograph of Smith as a young man.
Access No. 143483 | 12 secs | 1930s | Burwood, NSW, Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about leaving Sydney for Innisfail and meeting his mother properly for the first time.
Access No. 143484 | 7 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph Bernard Smith posing with his mother and three half siblings.
Access No. 143485 | 8 secs | 1930s | Innisfail, Qld, Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about his memories of meeting with his mother in Innisfail.
Access No. 143486 | 15 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of Bernard Smith and group of friends posing on the beach. Cu photograph of Smith as a young man.
Access No. 143487 | 10 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about his disappointment with teacher's college except for the art teacher, May Marsden.
Access No. 143488 | 20 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W self portrait painted by Bernard Smith in 1938.
Access No. 143489 | 7 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking the art teacher, May Marsden and pointing out one of her paintings on his wall.
Access No. 143490 | 3 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
GS of flower painting by May Marsden on the wall of art historian Bernard Smith's home. Tilt down B&W photograph of Smith posing with children in front of Murraguldrie country school.
Access No. 143491 | 13 secs | 1930s | NSW, Australia | © Bernard Smith | Colour |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith describing himself as a mediocre teacher except for art.
Access No. 143492 | 6 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of art historian Bernard Smith sitting on rock.
Access No. 143493 | 6 secs | 1930s | NSW, Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
CU drawing by art historian Bernard Smith of gum trees lining river. CU tilt down details of drawing.
Access No. 143494 | 13 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Bernard Smith | Colour |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about keeping to himself a lot during his time teaching in Murraguldrie.
Access No. 143495 | 14 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom out from CU of watercolour painting of trees titled "Murraguldrie" in 1938.
Access No. 143496 | 12 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Bernard Smith | Colour |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about his political awakening whilst in Murraguldrie.
Access No. 143497 | 7 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of art historian Bernard Smith in suit and tie.
Access No. 143498 | 6 secs | 1930s | NSW, Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about his political awakening whilst in Murraguldrie.
Access No. 143499 | 14 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of art historian Bernard Smith with others sitting outdoors in chairs at Communist Party camp. MS photograph of Smith and others eating at camp.
Access No. 143500 | 13 secs | 1930s | NSW, Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about his early interest in Communism whilst in Murraguldrie.
Access No. 143501 | 4 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU B&W photograph of art historian Bernard Smith's face.
Access No. 143502 | 6 secs | 1930s | NSW, Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about his early interest in Communism.
Access No. 143503 | 14 secs | 2000s | NSW, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
CU B&W photograph of art historian Bernard Smith's wife Kate as a young woman.
Access No. 143504 | 5 secs | 1930s | NSW, Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about meeting his wife Kate.
Access No. 143505 | 9 secs | 2000s | NSW, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
CU B&W photographic portrait of art historian Bernard Smith's wife Kate as a young woman. MS Smith and Kate walking along city street, Smith in top hat and both in coats.
Access No. 143506 | 10 secs | 1930s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about his wife Kate.
Access No. 143507 | 7 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
B&W photograph of art historian Bernard Smith's wife Kate sitting on bench with young daughter and baby sitting on daughter's lap. MS photograph of Smith in suit and tie with newspaper folded under his arm on city street.
Access No. 143508 | 11 secs | 1930s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about his contribution in World War II.
Access No. 143509 | 17 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
B&W photograph of art historian Bernard Smith in army uniform with wife Kate pinning something on his shirt.
Access No. 143510 | 9 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about his painting in the late 1930s and early 1940s particularly "The Advance of Lot and his Brethren" and "Pompeii".
Access No. 143511 | 9 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
CU of painting "The Advance of Lot and his Brethren", 1940 by art historian Bernard Smith. CU to colourful painting detail. Zoom in to Smith's painting "Pompeii", 1940 painting during the rise of Hitler.
Access No. 143512 | 26 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Bernard Smith | Colour |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith where he describes his paintings as being expressionistic before their time.
Access No. 143513 | 15 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Slow CU tilt over painting by art historian Bernard Smith.
Access No. 143514 | 15 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Bernard Smith | Colour |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about the general lack of critical support his paintings received in the 1940s
Access No. 143515 | 3 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Slow CU tilt over painting "Pompeii" by art historian Bernard Smith.
Access No. 143516 | 9 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Bernard Smith | Colour |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about making a conscious decision to become an art historian rather than a painter.
Access No. 143517 | 7 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
GS painting "Drought", 1940 by art historian Bernard Smith.
Access No. 143518 | 9 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Bernard Smith | Colour |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about his decision to become an art historian rather than a painter.
Access No. 143519 | 39 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
CU pamphlet from Teachers' Federation Art Society 'The Art of Today and Yesterday' announcing a programme of lectures for 1941. CUs page from pamphlet tilting down to logo.
Access No. 143520 | 13 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Teachers' Federation of NSW | Colour |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about his part in the beginnings of art history in Australia.
Access No. 143521 | 13 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Tilt up B&W photograph of Federation House, 166 Philip Street, Sydney NSW taken in 1944.
Access No. 143522 | 7 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Teachers' Federation of NSW | B&W |
MS B&W photograph of a young Bernard Smith standing beside window.
Access No. 143523 | 4 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
CU cover of book "Place, Taste and Tradition: A Study of Australian Art since 1788" by Bernard Smith. Tilt down cover of early Australian painting.
Access No. 143524 | 8 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Ure Smith Ltd / Bernard Smith | Colour |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about his book which he claims was the first structured history of Australian art. Slow zoom to CU of Smith as he talks about his book 'Place, Taste and Tradition'.
Access No. 143525 | 29 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
GS B&W photograph of a group of art students in the bush. B&W photograph of boy sitting next to stream with drawing board on his lap. CU photographic portrait of art historian Bernard Smith with corners in photo album.
Access No. 143526 | 17 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about his leaving the Communist party.
Access No. 143527 | 30 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
CU social realist painting by Noel Counihan titled "At the Start of the March", 1932 from "Images of Working Life 1933-1986".
Access No. 143528 | 9 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Estate of Mrs Pat Counihan | Colour |
CU social realist painting by T.G. Gaponenko titled "To Mother for the Next Feed".
Access No. 143529 | 8 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Thames & Hudson | Colour |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about how social realism was too propagandist for him.
Access No. 143530 | 9 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
CU B&W photograph of art historian Bernard Smith in the 1940s. CU flyleaf of Smith's book "Place, Taste and Tradition". CU small photograph in album of Smith's children on ship in 1948. B&W photograph of Smith outside ornate church.
Access No. 143531 | 21 secs | 1940s | Australia; UK | © Bernard Smith | Colour |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about his British Council scholarship trip to England.
Access No. 143532 | 6 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
MS B&W photograph of art historian Bernard Smith reading an art book. Photograph of Kate Smith sitting on steps with young daughters.
Access No. 143533 | 11 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about meeting Anthony Blunt, the new director of the Courtauld Institute.
Access No. 143534 | 4 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
B&W photograph of Anthony Blunt, at the time the new director of the Courtauld Institute.
Access No. 143535 | 6 secs | 1940s | England, UK | © Universal Pictorial Press & Agency | B&W |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith referring to the politics and spying operations of Anthony Blunt.
Access No. 143536 | 10 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
CU B&W photograph of Anthony Blunt, at the time the new director of the Courtauld Institute.
Access No. 143537 | 5 secs | 1940s | England, UK | © Universal Pictorial Press & Agency | B&W |
MS B&W photograph of art historian Bernard Smith with group of friends.
Access No. 143538 | 6 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about being asked to catalogue the art from Captain Cook's voyages.
Access No. 143539 | 25 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU sepia toned title page of "Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes". Turn of page to essay 'European Vision & the South Pacific'.
Access No. 143540 | 12 secs | 1950s | Australia | © Bernard Smith & The Warburg Institute | Colour |
CU cover of the book 'European Vision & the South Pacific' with tilt down to cover image 'A Young Woman of Otaheite bringing a present' by John Webber, 1777.
Access No. 143541 | 1960s | Australia | © Oxford University Press | Colour |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about being asked to catalogue the art from Captain Cook's voyages.
Access No. 143542 | 5 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU cover of the book 'The Art of Captain Cook's Voyages: Volume Three Catalogue the Voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1780' with very small cover image of 'Sydney from the West Side of the Cove' by John Eyre 1809.
Access No. 143543 | 7 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Oxford University Press | Colour |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about using his retirement to write the catalogue of Captain Cook's voyages.
Access No. 143544 | 19 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU hand turning pages of the book "The Art of Captain Cook's Voyages".
Access No. 143545 | 12 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Oxford University Press | Colour |
CU newspaper article titled "He's the historian of our art".
Access No. 143546 | 7 secs | 1960s | Australia | © News Limited Pty Ltd | Colour |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about spending a year cataloguing paintings at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Access No. 143547 | 6 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU flipping pages of the catalogue for the Art Gallery of New South Wales stopping on title page "A Catalogue of Australian Oil Paintings in the National Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1875-1952" by Bernard Smith.
Access No. 143548 | 8 secs | 1950s | Australia | © Art Gallery of NSW / Bernard Smith | Colour |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about spending a year cataloguing paintings at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Access No. 143549 | 31 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CUs pages of "The Antipodean Manifesto" written by art historian Bernard Smith in 1959.
Access No. 143550 | 19 secs | 1950s | Australia | © Bernard Smith & National Gallery of Australia | Colour |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith discussing what lead him to write the controversial "The Antipodean Manifesto".
Access No. 143551 | 8 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU B&W photograph of art historian Bernard Smith.
Access No. 143552 | 9 secs | 1950s | Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith discussing the politics which lead him to write the controversial "The Antipodean Manifesto".
Access No. 143553 | 28 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU catalogue cover of "Antipodeans" exhibition.
Access No. 143554 | 7 secs | 1950s | Australia | © Public Domain | Colour |
CUs pages of "Education through Art in Australia" with CU pan to B&W illustration.
Access No. 143555 | 8 secs | 1950s | Australia | © Melbourne University Press | Colour |
CU interview with art historian Bernard Smith explaining the literal meaning of "The Antipodean Manifesto".
Access No. 143556 | 9 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU B&W photograph of art historian Bernard Smith wearing reading glasses. Photograph of Smith, his wife and two young children on step of timber bathing shed.
Access No. 143557 | 9 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
CU newspaper article from 13/1/67 headed "Power Institute post to Dr. Bernard Smith" and tilt down article with small photograph of Smith wearing glasses.
Access No. 143559 | 6 secs | 1960s | Australia | © The Age newspaper | B&W |
CU interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about his appointment as Professor of Contemporary Art at Sydney's Power Institute.
Access No. 143560 | 8 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU cover of 'Concerning Contemporary Art: The Power Lectures 1968-1973' and zoom into cover illustration of Picasso's 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon", 1907. 1976 version.
Access No. 143561 | 8 secs | 1970s | Australia | © Oxford University Press | Colour |
CU interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about his appointment as Professor of Contemporary Art at Sydney's Power Institute and the response to his views on contemporary art.
Access No. 143562 | 28 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of art historian Bernard Smith sitting at a function with his wife Kate in their later years.
Access No. 143563 | 7 secs | 1970s | Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
CU cover of book "The Architectural Character of Glebe Sydney" by Bernard and Kate Smith.
Access No. 143564 | 8 secs | 1970s | Australia | © Oxford University Press | Colour |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about his contribution to the teaching of art history in Sydney. Slow zoom in to CU of Smith.
Access No. 143565 | 17 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU B&W photograph of art historian Bernard Smith smiling to camera. B&W photograph of Bernard and Kate Smith holding cat and grandchildren in garden. Colour MS of Smith with Kate.
Access No. 143566 | 16 secs | 1980s | Australia | © Bernard Smith | Colour |
CU interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about the loss of his wife Kate and how he has coped with it.
Access No. 143567 | 29 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of art historian Bernard Smith reading in his garden.
Access No. 143568 | 6 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
CU cover of book "Documents on art and taste in Australia" (1975 version) by Bernard Smith and "The Critic as Advocate" (1989 version) also by Smith.
Access No. 143569 | 10 secs | 1970s | Australia | © Oxford University Press / Edward Herman | Colour |
CU cover of catalogue "First Exhibition of the Teachers' College Art Club. August, 1938" featuring Sali Herman painting "Bernard Smith", 1946.
Access No. 143571 | 5 secs | 1970s | Australia | © University of Sydney / Edward Herman | Colour |
CU interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about the need of an audience for Australian art in the 1930s.
Access No. 143572 | 7 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU title page from the book "Australian Painting 1788 - 1960" by Bernard Smith (1971 ed.) and pan to painting of Dame Mary Gilmore by Sir William Dobell on the opposite page.
Access No. 143573 | 5 secs | 1970s | Australia | © Oxford University Press / National Gallery of Australia | Colour |
CU cover of book "Modernism's History" by Bernard Smith and tilt to sculpture by Henry Moore (?) on cover.
Access No. 143574 | 6 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Yale University Press | Colour |
B&W high angle photograph of students with easels plein air painting. MS art historian Bernard Smith as young man hanging painting. MS Smith in academic pork pie hat and gown. Smith in later years in profile at microphone. WS Smith at podium addressing audience.
Access No. 143575 | 14 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
B&W CU of art historian Bernard Smith smiling to camera.
Access No. 143576 | 3 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Fairfax Holdings Pty Ltd | B&W |
Colour photograph of art historian Bernard Smith sitting in cap and gown on stage.
Access No. 143577 | 4 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Bernard Smith | Colour |
CU interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about his years of teaching starting from the end of the war.
Access No. 143578 | 6 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of art historian Bernard Smith standing with colleagues.
Access No. 143579 | 4 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
CU colour portrait painting of art historian Bernard Smith by Albert Tucker from 1985.
Access No. 143580 | 4 secs | 1980s | Australia | © Albert Tucker Estate | Colour |
Colour photograph of art historian Bernard Smith standing in front of his portrait painted by Albert Tucker hanging on the wall behind him.
Access No. 143581 | 4 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Bernard Smith | Colour |
Colour portrait painting of art historian Bernard Smith, ""Portrait of Professor Bernard Smith" by Carmel O'Connor.
Access No. 143582 | 9 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Carmel O'Connor | Colour |
Interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about why he decided to allow artist Carmel O'Connor to paint him nude.
Access No. 143583 | 10 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
GS newspaper article headed "Grand old critic still hard at work" with photograph of art historian Bernard Smith from 14/9/02.
Access No. 143584 | 4 secs | 2000s | Australia | © The Age newspaper | B&W |
GS newspaper article headed "A prodigious Australian talent" with zoom in to photograph of art historian Bernard Smith.
Access No. 143585 | 8 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Mark Pierce / The Age | B&W |
CU interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about why he decided to allow artist Carmel O'Connor to paint him nude.
Access No. 143586 | 9 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Full shot of portrait painting of art historian Bernard Smith by Carmel O'Connor leaning up against wall. CU detail of his face.
Access No. 143587 | 8 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Carmel O'Connor | Colour |
MS colour photograph of art historian Bernard Smith in red checked shirt.
Access No. 143588 | 5 secs | 2000s | Australia | © The Age Photo Sales | B&W |
CU interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about how he would prefer to be perceived. Closing titles over footage of Smith in his home.
Access No. 143589 | 52 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Detail of photograph of art historian Bernard Smith in suit and hat.
Access No. 143590 | 7 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Bernard Smith | B&W |
MS interview with art historian Bernard Smith talking about his wife Kate.
Access No. 143591 | 25 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |