Ron Robertson-Swann interviewed by James Gleeson for the National Gallery of Australia collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 4807001
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Robertson-Swann, Ron, 1941-, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access to be determined.
- Description:
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- 1979
- 1 sound cassette (ca. 116 min.)
- Series:
- National Gallery of Australia collection.
- Summary:
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Ron Robertson-Swann discusses his early life, childhood and interest in art; his friendship with the artist Peter Powditch; the conflict with his family over his career as an artist and their eventual acceptance; his training at the East Sydney Tech; his luck in having Lyndon Dadswell as a teacher; the struggle he had with drawing; his studies overseas; his style of sculpture from figurative to abstract; the importance of his preliminary sketching; his work held by the National Gallery; visual effects he tries to achieve; his work with Henry Moore; his entry into serious painting and the success he received as compared to sculpting.
- Notes:
- Recorded on June 11, 1979.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Summary not yet available.
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Artists
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- Until 2049 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1979
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