Wilfred Burchett photographic archive, 1940-1980 / Wilfred Burchett
- Bib ID:
- 6449149
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- Burchett, Wilfred, 1911-1983, photographer
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. PIC Box PIC/15827 #PIC/15827 copy
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Description:
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- between 1940 and 1980
- approximately 5,800 photographs, negatives, contact prints : black and white.
- 4 albums (1,000 photographs) : black and white.
- approximately 4,000 slides : colour ; 35mm
- Summary:
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The archive of journalist Wilfred Burchett spans 40 years of his career and consists of images taken by him, or by others using his equipment. It documents life in communist societies, including Vietnam during the 1960s. The archive also includes photographs taken in Laos, Cambodia, Korea, China, Russia, Algeria and Africa capturing siginificant political events in those countries, his relationships with prominent leaders such as Ho Chi Minh and Prince Norodom Sihanouk and also includes family photographs.
- Content advisory notice:
- Please be advised that this collection contains material relating to various conflicts including Vietnam, Cambodia and other 20th Century conflicts that may be distressing. This includes graphic images of mutilation, violent acts, torture and human remains of adults and children. Additional details are provided in the finding aid.
- Biography/History:
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Wilfred Graham Burchett (16 September 1911-27 September 1983) was an Australian journalist known for his reporting of conflicts in Asia and his Communist sympathies. More information can be found at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-616400
- Notes:
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- Title devised by cataloguer from acquisitions documentation.
- PIC Box PIC/15827 #PIC/15827 copy Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-133832672
- Subject:
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- Burchett, Wilfred, 1911-1983 -- Photographs. -- Travel
- Southeast Asia -- Politics and government -- Photographs
- Southeast Asia -- Social conditions -- Photographs
- China -- Politics and government -- Photographs
- Korea -- Politics and government -- Photographs
- Russia -- Politics and government -- Photographs
- Africa -- Politics and government -- Photographs
- Terms of Use:
- Copyright restrictions may apply.
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2053 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Photograph
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1983
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1980
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