Sidney Nolan’s interest in and pre-occupation with Australian history and legend have earned him the affectionate title “The Songman of his tribe”. Nolan’s imaginative and poetic vision is revealed in some 150 paintings. His earliest works and his series on Ned Kelly, Mrs Frazer, Bourke and Wills, the Australian outback, Eureka Stockade, Leda and the swan, and Gallipoli, give a rare insight into the mind and stature of this artist. Also shows the artist at work in his studio.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009793
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Modern - 20th century
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Modern - 20th century - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Biography
Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Nolan, Sidney, Sir, 1917-1992
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Australian
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation