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Painting People

A look at Australian portraiture, featuring artists such as Clifton Pugh, William Dargie, William Dobell and Russell Drysdale.
Year : 1965 | Total Duration : 27.5 Minutes | Producer : Malcolm Otton
Director : Tim Burstall |
MS and CUs of artist Clifton Pugh painting a woman's portrait. VS of him painting and VS of the sitter, his wife Marlene. MS interview with Pugh as he paints.
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Access No. 129624 | 1 min 13 secs | 1960s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CUs of artist Clifton Pugh's portrait painting of white-haired man in suit and CU older man in glasses.
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Access No. 143125 | 9 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
MS interview with artist Clifton Pugh in his studio with his wife Marlene sitting in background. CUs of Marlene and CUs of portraits which Pugh has painted of her in the studio.
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Access No. 143126 | 22 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
CUs of artist Clifton Pugh's portrait painting of his family "The Muse and Ourselves", 1965 showing wife Marlene cradling two infant children and Pugh in background
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Access No. 143127 | 31 secs | 1960s | Australia | © The Australian National University Art Collection | Colour |
CUs and zoom into artist Clifton Pugh's "Portrait of a Woman", 1956 showing wife Marlene looking intense with voice-over of Pugh talking about the painting.
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Access No. 143128 | 36 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Private Collection | Colour |
MS of Clifton Pugh's wife Marlene in his studio looking towards her portrait.
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Access No. 143129 | 3 secs | 1960s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS interview with artist Clifton Pugh in his studio talking about portrait he painted of his wife Marlene. VS of portrait. CUs portrait "Marlene 1960" showing influences from recent visit to Central Australia.
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Access No. 143130 | 1 min 5 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
MS artist Clifton Pugh and wife Marlene in his studio talking about painting Marlene.
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Access No. 143132 | 9 secs | 1960s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS of Clifton Pugh's commissioned portrait of Archbishop Mannix, 1962 with Pugh voice-over of Pugh talking about it.
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Access No. 143133 | 40 secs | 1960s | Australia | © University of Melbourne | Colour |
CUs two of Clifton Pugh's self portraits.
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Access No. 143134 | 10 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
VS group portrait painting by American artist Augustus Earle "Mary Ann Piper and Children" c.1826.
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Access No. 143135 | 17 secs | 1960s | Australia | © State Library of NSW | Colour |
Zoom in to Tom Roberts painting "Artist's Camp Sirius Cove", 1899 with artists sitting beside tent.
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Access No. 143136 | 13 secs | 1960s | Australia | © National Gallery of Victoria | Colour |
CU portrait of fellow artist Arthur Streeton in profile by Tom Roberts, 1891.
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Access No. 143138 | 6 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Art Gallery of NSW | Colour |
CU portrait of "Silent Bob Bates" by Tom Roberts, 1896.
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Access No. 143139 | 5 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Art Gallery of NSW | Colour |
VS Tom Roberts painting "Bailed Up".
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Access No. 143140 | 8 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Art Gallery of NSW | Colour |
Zoom in to Tom Roberts painting of Sir Henry Parkes.
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Access No. 143141 | 9 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Art Gallery of SA | Colour |
Zoom in to portrait "General Monash", by Sir John Longstaff.
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Access No. 143142 | 14 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Art Gallery of New South Wales | Colour |
VS of Sir John Longstaff's portrait of Dame Nellie Melba.
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Access No. 143143 | 12 secs | 1960s | Australia | © National Gallery of Victoria | Colour |
Zoom in to Sir John Longstaff's portrait of Sir Henry Lawson.
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Access No. 143145 | 26 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Art Gallery of NSW | Colour |
WS entrance to the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
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Access No. 143146 | 10 secs | 1960s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom out from Florence Rodway portrait "Jules Francois Archibald", 1921.
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Access No. 143147 | 10 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Art Gallery of NSW | Colour |
Zoom out from CU of "Self Portrait" by George Lambert. CUs of his painting "The White Glove".
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Access No. 143148 | 23 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Art Gallery of NSW | Colour |
Zoom out from CU of portrait by Melbourne painter Max Meldrum. ECU of woman's face from Meldrum painting and portrait of man in bow tie seated at desk.
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Access No. 143149 | 19 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
Zoom out from CU of William Dargie in suit painting his self portrait.
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Access No. 143150 | 14 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
MS portrait "Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II" by William Dargie, 1954.
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Access No. 143151 | 6 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Historic Memorials Collection Canberra | Colour |
MS interview with portrait painter William Dargie talking about his profession.
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Access No. 143152 | 15 secs | 1960s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS tilt up portrait of silver haired man with moustache by artist William Dargie. Zoom into face.
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Access No. 143153 | 20 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
CU tilt up portrait painting "Bertrand J. Waterhouse OBE" by William Dargie.
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Access No. 143154 | 13 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Art Gallery of NSW | Colour |
MS interview with portrait painter William Dargie talking about his profession.
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Access No. 143155 | 15 secs | 1960s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU "Portrait of Albert Namatjira" by William Dargie.
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Access No. 143156 | 12 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Queensland Art Gallery | Colour |
CU portrait of a man in open-necked shirt by William Dargie.
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Access No. 143157 | 21 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
MS "Sir Lionel Lindsay" portrait, 1959 by William Dargie and VS of Dargie standing next to the painting talking about the process of painting it. Zoom in to CU of Lindsay's face.
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Access No. 143158 | 46 secs | 1960s | Australia | © National Gallery of Australia | Colour |
MS "The Artist's Wife (Kathleen Dargie)", 1938-9 by William Dargie and VS of Dargie standing next to the painting talking about the process of painting it.
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Access No. 143159 | 6 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Private Collection | Colour |
CU William Dargie talking about painting the portrait of his wife Kathleen.
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Access No. 143160 | 5 secs | 1960s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS "The Artist's Wife (Kathleen Dargie)", 1938-9 by William Dargie and voice-over of Dargie talking about the process of painting it.
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Access No. 143161 | 10 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Private Collection | Colour |
MS tilt up self portrait of William Dargie in shirt and tie. Zoom in to CU face.
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Access No. 143162 | 22 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
WS inside room in Art Gallery of New South Wales with retrospective exhibition of the paintings of Sir William Dobell. GS woman at desk unwrapping copies of catalogues and pair of men looking at paintings in gallery.
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Access No. 143163 | 7 secs | 1960s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
GS pair of men looking at paintings in William Dobell retrospective at Art Gallery of New South Wales. Zoom in to painting "The Cypriot", 1940 hanging on wall.
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Access No. 143164 | 16 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Queensland Art Gallery | Colour |
MS William Dobell painting "Lyndhurst Faulkiner Giblin".
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Access No. 143165 | 6 secs | 1960s | Australia | © University of Melbourne Archives | Colour |
CUs William Dobell portrait of woman in red dress.
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Access No. 143166 | 10 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
GS print of 1936 Archibald Prize winning portrait of Joshua Smith by Sir William Dobell. VS of painting and voice-over describing the controversy surrounding the win.
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Access No. 143167 | 21 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Art Gallery of NSW | Colour |
MS "Portrait of an Artist, Joshua Smith" by Sir William Dobell, made as a study for the 1936 Archibald Prize winning portrait now destroyed.
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Access No. 143168 | 6 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Art Gallery of NSW | Colour |
GS artist Sir William Dobell painting with fellow artist Margaret Olley sitting behind him in room looking at large portrait of herself on wall. CU interview with Dobell talking about his painting style.
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Access No. 143169 | 13 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Art Gallery of NSW | Colour |
VS painting of Helena Rubenstein, 1957 by Sir William Dobell hanging on wall.
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Access No. 143170 | 10 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
VS Sir William Dobell standing below his 1948 Archibald Prize winning portrait of Margaret Olley with Olley seated next to it. Zoom into Olley's face as Dobell talks about her sitting for the portrait. CU tilt up portrait.
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Access No. 143171 | 58 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Art Gallery of NSW | Colour |
GS Sir William Dobell in his studio walking past Margaret Olley seated in chair to his portrait of Dame Mary Gilmore. CU to Dobell holding sketch of her and tilt up his painting. CU pencil drawing of he with sketch of her hand in top left corner. CU colour study of Gilmore in fame. CU painting of Gilmore's face.
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Access No. 143172 | 56 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Art Gallery of NSW | Colour |
Zoom out from CU of painting "Cement Worker, Sydney Graving Dock" by Sir William Dobell. CU tilt up the figure. CUs Dobell's painting "The Billy Boy", 1943.
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Access No. 143173 | 36 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Australian War Memorial | Colour |
MS interview with Sir William Dobell talking about painting the portrait of "The Billy Boy".
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Access No. 143174 | 13 secs | 1960s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU portrait of Australian composer "Camille Gheysens", 1957 by William Dobell.
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Access No. 143175 | 5 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Art Gallery of New South Wales | Colour |
MS interview with Sir William Dobell talking about his preference for choosing his own subjects over commissions.
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Access No. 143176 | 16 secs | 1960s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU tilt up "The Student" by Sir William Dobell.
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Access No. 143177 | 12 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Private collection | Colour |
CUs painting "The Strapper" by Sir William Dobell. Tilt down to CU Dobell's signature.
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Access No. 143178 | 8 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Newcastle Regional Art Gallery | Colour |
CU "Portrait of Margaret Olley", 1948 by Sir Russell Drysdale.
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Access No. 143179 | 6 secs | 1960s | Australia | © National Gallery of Australia | Colour |
CU portrait of Donald Friend by Sir Russell Drysdale.
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Access No. 143180 | 5 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
MS Sir Russell Drysdale painting in his studio.
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Access No. 143181 | 5 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
CU "The Gatekeeper's Wife", 1965 by Sir Russell Drysdale. MS Drysdale talking about painting standing in front of "The Gatekeeper's Wife".
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Access No. 143182 | 29 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Art Gallery of Western Australia | Colour |
CU tilt down painting "Two Children", 1946 by Sir Russell Drysdale.
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Access No. 143183 | 11 secs | 1960s | Australia | © National Gallery of Victoria | Colour |
Zoom in to Sir Russell Drysdale painting "Woman in a Landscape", 1949. Zoom in to ECU of woman's face.
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Access No. 143184 | 15 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Art Gallery of SA | Colour |
MS Sir Russell Drysdale standing in front of his painting "The Drover's Wife", 1945 talking about figures in the landscape. CU to Woman's face and tilt to other details in the painting.
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Access No. 143185 | 50 secs | 1960s | Australia | © National Gallery of Victoria | Colour |
CU painting "Maria", 1950 by Sir Russell Drysdale.
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Access No. 143186 | 3 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Orica Ltd | Colour |
CU Sir Russell Drysdale talking about his painting "Maria" from 1950.
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Access No. 143187 | 10 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
CU painting "Maria", 1950 by Sir Russell Drysdale.
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Access No. 143188 | 3 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Orica Ltd | Colour |
CU Russell Drysdale painting "Sofala", 1947 with voice-over of Drysdale talking about the people who made up the country towns of Australia.
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Access No. 143189 | 7 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Art Gallery of NSW | Colour |
CU tilts of painting "Maria", 1950 by Sir Russell Drysdale.
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Access No. 143190 | 19 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Orica Ltd | Colour |
CU of painting "Happy Jack", 1961 by Sir Russell Drysdale.
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Access No. 143191 | 4 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Private Collection | Colour |
CU Russell Drysdale talking about his painting "Happy Jack", 1961 and the type of person he represented from remote areas of Australia.
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Access No. 143192 | 11 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
CU of painting "Happy Jack", 1961 by Sir Russell Drysdale. Zoom in to his face.
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Access No. 143193 | 19 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Private Collection | Colour |
Zoom out from CU of Russell Drysdale painting of man wearing red hat.
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Access No. 143194 | 12 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Private Collection | Colour |
VS Russell Drysdale painting "Youth at Broome",1958 depicting young Aboriginal man.
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Access No. 143195 | 20 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Wesfarmers Collection, Perth | Colour |
CU tilt up Russell Drysdale painting "Sunday Evening", 1941.
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Access No. 143196 | 14 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Art Gallery of NSW | Colour |
GS and CU of Russell Drysdale portrait by artist Jon Molvig.
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Access No. 143197 | 7 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
WS of artist Jon Molvig in his studio playing guitar with friend and muse Joy Roggenkamp seated next to her portrait painted by Molvig. MS Molvig talking about painting Roggenkamp with CUs to Roggenkamp and her portrait. CUs of Molvig's drawings of Roggenkamp. Various CUs of Molvig's painted studies.
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Access No. 143198 | 1 min 29 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
CU tilt up portrait of man by Jon Molvig and MS Molvig in front of his large red portrait of Brisbane rooming house owner Finney talking about making the painting. CUs drawings Molvig made of Finney.
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Access No. 143199 | 1 min 26 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
Zoom in to dark self portrait by Jon Molvig.
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Access No. 143200 | 10 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Queensland Art Gallery | Colour |
MS artist Jon Molvig standing next to Andrew Sibley as Sibley paints his portrait. CU to portrait.
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Access No. 143201 | 10 secs | 1960s | Australia | © National Gallery of Australia | Colour |
MS interview with artist Andrew Sibley talking about fellow artist Jon Molvig. VS drawings of Molvig by Sibley and VS portrait painting.
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Access No. 143202 | 35 secs | 1960s | Australia | © National Gallery of Australia | Colour |
MS interview with artist Andrew Sibley talking about his portrait of actor John Finlayson with VS of the portrait. CUs drawings of Finlayson.
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Access No. 143203 | 59 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
GS painting probably by Arthur Boyd.
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Access No. 143204 | 7 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
GS Sidney Nolan painting "Pretty Polly Mine", 1948.
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Access No. 143205 | 5 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Art Gallery of NSW | Colour |
CUs Sidney Nolan painting from the Ned Kelly series with Kelly on horseback.
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Access No. 143206 | 7 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
CU portrait painting of man with black rimmed glasses smiling to camera by Sir William Dobell.
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Access No. 143207 | 7 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
Students of the National Gallery School in Melbourne painting portrait of sitter with teacher walking amongst them. Female art student painting details on fingers of portrait.
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Access No. 143208 | 22 secs | 1960s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
MS interview with Melbourne art critic Alan McCullough talking about the state of portrait painting.
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Access No. 143209 | 15 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
MS tilt up self portrait of artist holding brushes.
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Access No. 143210 | 10 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
MS portrait of man and zoom in to man's face.
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Access No. 143211 | 9 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
MS portrait of man in profile.
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Access No. 143212 | 7 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
MS portrait of woman in blue. CU to her face.
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Access No. 143213 | 9 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
MS "Portrait of David Rowbotham", 1958 by Andrew Sibley.
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Access No. 143214 | 6 secs | 1960s | Australia | © National Library of Australia | Colour |
GS Jon Molvig painting "Dr Stuart Scougall", 1962. Zoom in to face.
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Access No. 143216 | 9 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Art Gallery of NSW | Colour |
CU tilt up portrait painting of man.
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Access No. 143217 | 9 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
MS interview with Melbourne art critic Alan McCullough talking about the state of portrait painting.
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Access No. 143218 | 11 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
VS students of the National Gallery School in Melbourne painting portrait of sitter With VS of students painting.
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Access No. 143219 | 46 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
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