| Bib ID |
726386 |
| Format |
Audio [sound recording] , Online - Google Books |
| Author |
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| Access Conditions |
Access open for research, personal copies and public use. |
| Description |
1984
3 cassettes (ca. 270 min.) ; 1 7/8 ips.
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| Summary |
Donald Friend, Australian artist, describes his life in Bali; paintings sold on the island and exhibitions sent to Australia; his three books published while in Bali; reasons for leaving Bali; his still life paintings; friends; exhibitions; painters and galleries; his diaries given to the National Library; influences on his life; time in the Army during WWII; opinions of art critics, young painters and dealers; his mural painted for James Fairfax; Torres Straits Islander culture; his paintings of Aborigines; the young boy he brought to Australia for medical treatment; differences between the Society of Artists and the Contemporaries; ballet design; book illustrating; writer friends and acquaintances. The tape ends with a description of Donald Friend, his house, studio and garden.
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| Notes |
Recorded at Paddington, N.S.W. between 28 November 1984 and 6 December 1984.
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| Index/Finding Aid Note |
Transcript available (typescript, 84 leaves) |
| Subjects |
Friend, Donald, - 1915-1989 - Interviews. | Painters - Australia - Interviews.
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| Other authors/contributors |
Blackman, Barbara, 1928-, Interviewer
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