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Australian art

Eaglemont in the ’Eighties: Beginnings of art in Australia [16 October 1934]

15 February 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An article by Arthur Streeton, one of the leading figures of the “Heidelberg School” of Australian art. Published in The Argus, 16 October 1934.] Eaglemont in the ’Eighties Beginnings of art in Australia By Arthur Streeton It is difficult to set down the … [Read more...] about Eaglemont in the ’Eighties: Beginnings of art in Australia [16 October 1934]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Arthur Streeton (1867-1943) (author), Australian art, Charles Conder (1868-1909) (subject), SourceTrove, text unclear (original needed for correction) [IAC], Tom Roberts, year1934

“Rich Australianism”: Mr. W. R. Charlton’s praise [8 October 1937]

10 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

“Rich Australianism.” Mr. W. R. Charlton’s praise. The exhibition was opened by Mr. W. R. Charlton before a large gathering yesterday afternoon. He said that it was regrettable that Mrs. Hubert Fairfax, who was recovering from an illness, had been unable to perform the … [Read more...] about “Rich Australianism”: Mr. W. R. Charlton’s praise [8 October 1937]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australian art, Australianism, SourceTrove, year1937

Artists and Philistines [20 February 1932]

10 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, about art and culture in Australia, was published in The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, NSW), 20 February 1932.] Artists and Philistines. Mr. S. Ure Smith has been taking the people of Sydney to task for their aesthetic insensibility. It is not the … [Read more...] about Artists and Philistines [20 February 1932]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australian art, Australian culture, economic protectionism, SourceTrove, year1932

Australian art [9 November 1905]

10 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An article about Australian art. Published in The Advertiser (Adelaide), 9 November 1905.] Australian art. Everywhere throughout Australia there are gratifying evidences of intellectual and artistic culture which exceed anything that might be reasonably expected, … [Read more...] about Australian art [9 November 1905]

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