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Australian Biography Series 6: Elizabeth Durack [efilm]

2015

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Artist. Born Perth, 1915. Died 2000. In 1997 the art world was shocked by the announcement from Western Australian artist Elizabeth Durack, that she and Aboriginal artist, Eddie Burrup, whose work had recently begun to appear in art galleries and exhibitions of Aboriginal art, were one and the same person. How could a woman in her eighties, stereotyped as "a relic of old colonialism", have the audacity to appropriate Aboriginal culture in such a way? In this fascinating interview, Elizabeth Durack talks of a life of reconciliation: of her family with Aboriginal families growing up in the Kimberley region, of a tragic past with a more hopeful future, of her dual roles as single mother and professional artist in the mid 20th century, and ultimately of her two personas, Elizabeth and Eddie. Durack's astonishing life forces us to question not only the nature of Aboriginality, but also of identity itself. A Film Australia National Interest Program. Made in association with SBS TV. Copyright - 2011 National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. Executive Producer: Megan McMurchy Producer: Robin Hughes, Linda Kruger Director: Robin Hughes, Linda Kruger DOP/Cinematographer: Erika Addis Narrator/Presenter: Robin Hughes (Interviewer) Featured People: Elizabeth Durack, Eddie Burrup.