Bernard Smith interviewed by N. K. Meaney for the Neville Meaney collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2463684
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Smith, Bernard, 1916-2011, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1986
- 2 sound cassettes (ca. 127 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, mono.
- Series:
- Neville Meaney collection.
- Summary:
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Smith, an Australian historian, talks about the early influence of his foster parents, secondary education, studying at Teachers College, rekindling of his interest in art and his first teaching position in Wagga Wagga, 1936-39. He joined the Communist Party in 1939 and he discusses his views on art and Realism and Idealism, his intellectual development after 1944, time spent in Britain from 1948-51 and leaving the Communist Party in 1951. He then took up a lectureship at the University of Melbourne and discusses the teaching of art at university.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on Nov. 6, 1986 in Sydney.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary and corrected transcript (typescript, 62 leaves) available.
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Meaney, N. K. (Neville Kingsley), interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Neville Meaney collection.
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2056 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1986
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