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Albert Tucker [efilm]

2015
Streaming Video

Total copies: 1

Available: 0

Artist. Born Melbourne, 1914. Died 1999. Albert Tucker is one of Australia's most influential artists. Born in Melbourne in 1914, he has worked as a house painter, commercial illustrator, cartoonist and professional artist. Influenced by the poetry of T.S. Eliot, surrealism and German Expressionism, Tucker explored the human condition through his art. In 1947 he travelled to Japan where he saw the devastation of Hiroshima - an experience that would have a profound effect on his work. Tucker spent 13 years in Europe. His international career finally took off when the Guggenheim Museum purchased some of his work and the Museum of Modern Art in New York mounted an exhibition. During the 1960s he began to enjoy considerable popularity at home. All major Australian galleries acquired his work and in 1990 a retrospective of his paintings drew over 90,000 visitors. A Film Australia National Interest Program. © 2011 National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.
Author:
Heimans, Frank, Writer Director Producer EditorHughes, Robin, InterviewerKanopy (Firm)
Imprint:
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2015.
Collation:
1 online resource (1 video file, 28 min.) : digital, stereo., sound, color
Notes:
Originally produced by National Film and Sound Archive of Australia in 1994.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
English
BRN:
493097
Electronic access:
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
eLibrary*eFilmClick the stream eFilm link above (Set: 18 Feb 2021)
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