| Bib ID |
666080 |
| Format |
Audio, Online [sound recording] , Online - Google Books |
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| Online Versions |
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| Access Conditions |
Access open for research, personal copies and public use. |
| Description |
1985
16 cassettes (ca. 1440 min.) ; 1 7/8 ips.
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| Summary |
Inson, an artist, speaks in great detail on numerous topics including his studio in Sydney; his family background; childhood at Cootamundra; boarding at Canberra Grammar School in the 1930s; Max Meldrum's art classes in Melbourne; Meldrum's painting technique; his life and work in Melbourne during World War II; his association with the Meldrum household; differing theories of various painting schools; making picture frames; working in the railway yards, Melbourne and as a waiter at the Oriental Hotel; early portrait commissions and exhibition; portrait work in Tasmania; difficult portraits including Lady Rolf, Gough Whitlam and Sir Zelman Cowen; memorable portraits including Archbishop Mannix.
He then talks about his studio in Rose Street Sydney; his book "The restless years" with Peter O'Shaughnessy and Russell Ward; subjects for his paintings; landscapes; still life; exhibitions and galleries; Royal Arts Society; sketching tours in N.S.W.; painting in Central Australia under the patronage of the Mount Isa Mines Company; overseas trips; his philosophy and motives for painting.
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| Notes |
Recorded at Sydney, N.S.W. between 8 March 1985 and 25 May 1985.
Also available online via the internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.oh-vn666080
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| Index/Finding Aid Note |
Transcript (typescript, 463 leaves) |
| Subjects |
Inson, Graeme, - 1923-2000 - Interviews. | Meldrum, Max, - 1875-1955. | Painters - Australia - Interviews.
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| Occupation |
Painters. |
| Other authors/contributors |
Blackman, Barbara, 1928-, Interviewer
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