Hidden treasures - inside the National Library of Australia. John Olsen's Opera House Mural [electro...
Hidden treasures - inside the National Library of Australia. John Olsen's Opera House Mural [electronic resource] / produced and directed by John Hughes ; narrated by Betty Churcher.
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Full title
Publisher
Acton, Australian Capital Territory : National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 2008.
Date
2008.
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
1 online resource (6 min.).
Playing Time
00:05:40
Publication information
Publisher
Acton, Australian Capital Territory : National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 2008.
Place of Publication
Australian Capital Territory
Date Published
2008.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
John Olsen's visual diary documents his progress on the biggest commission of his career, the Sydney Opera House mural. Spanning 10 years from 1972, Olsen's diary follows the evolution of his famous mural, which was inspired by Kenneth Slessor's epic poem Five Bells, a tribute to a friend who drowned in Sydney Harbour. Slessor's own 1937 notebook s...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Hidden treasures - inside the National Library of Australia. John Olsen's Opera House Mural [electronic resource] / produced and directed by John Hughes ; narrated by Betty Churcher.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Notes
General note
Title from resource description page (viewed November 3, 2014).
Additional physical form availability note
Previously released as DVD.
Language note
In English.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Record Identifier
74VKVe0p6Ged
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVe0p6Ged
Other Identifiers
MMS ID
991024257322202626
