Arthur Boyd interviewed by Lois Hunter for the Australian Eye series [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 493538
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Boyd, Arthur, 1920-1999, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research only. As copyright rests with Film Australia all requests for copies and public use to be made to Film Australia; permission from interviewee or their estate also required for public use.
- Description:
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- 1980 Oct. 16
- 2 sound tape reels (ca. 94 min.): analog, 3 3/4 ips, half track, mono. ; 5 in.
- Series:
- Australian eye. Series 5
- Summary:
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Boyd speaks of some of his paintings of life in Melbourne, the artistic techniques that he has used in his works, explaining some of the symbolism he used in his works, recalls his first job in paint factory and how he learnt about paint, painting as a way of life and as a craft, the influence of music on his painting, the influence of his artistic family members on his development as a painter, his artistic mentors, life in Suffolk compared to Australia, Australian painting in the 1940s and the influence of a Melbourne group of painters, the European influence on Australian painting in the 1930s, his views on Vissilief and Max Nicholson, how army life disrupted his growth as an artist, his comments on members of the Angry Penguins circle.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on Oct. 16, 1980 in London.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia ;
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Uncorrected draft transcript available (typescript, [26] leaves)
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Hunter, Lois, interviewer
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2050 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1980
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