Len Fox illustrations from Vietnam and Sydney, with themes of anti-war, indigenous rights and politi...
Len Fox illustrations from Vietnam and Sydney, with themes of anti-war, indigenous rights and politics, some used for posters and placards, ca. 1940-1960
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Date
ca. 1940-1960
Call Numbers
PXD 1298
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Physical Description
Contents
34 prints and drawings - various sizes
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Arrangement
Items numbered 120 to 153 on reverse.
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Copyright status : In copyright - Life of creator plus 70 years.
Copyright holder : assignee of Mona Brand
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Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder
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Len Fox was heavily involved in the anti-war and social justice campaigns of the 1950s and 1960s. Some of these posters were made for peace and civil rights protests he and Mona Brand attended when they lived in Hanoi.
Illustrations depict Vietnam outdoor scenes and portraits, some in traditional Vietnamese style, in addition to his concerns...
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Full title
Len Fox illustrations from Vietnam and Sydney, with themes of anti-war, indigenous rights and politics, some used for posters and placards, ca. 1940-1960
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by Mona Alexis Fox (nee Brand), 2007
Administrative / Biographical history
Len Fox (1905-2004) was a left-wing journalist, prolific author, artist and social activist based in Kings Cross. His uncle was the painter Emanuel Phillips Fox (1865-1915) and his auntie Ethel Carrick Fox (1872-1952). His partner was playwright Mona Brand (1915-2007). In the 1940s Fox was briefly a student in the Sydney ‘Studio of Realist Artists’...
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PXD 1298
Record Identifier
93QV2rx1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/93QV2rx1
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Reference code
997483
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