What John Brack SaW... - National Gallery of Victoria
What John Brack SaW... - National Gallery of Victoria
What John Brack SaW... - National Gallery of Victoria
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Inside and outside<br />
(The shop window) 1972<br />
Barry Humphries in the character <strong>of</strong> Mrs Everage 1969<br />
‘Hello possums!’<br />
Mrs Everage made this greeting famous.<br />
How do fashionable women<br />
dress today?<br />
Barry Humphries dressed up as Mrs Edna Everage<br />
and told funny stories about the way Australian<br />
people behaved.<br />
<strong>John</strong> <strong>Brack</strong> and thousands <strong>of</strong> other Australians<br />
saw him perform.<br />
<strong>John</strong> <strong>Brack</strong> chose bright, cheerful colours for<br />
this portrait.<br />
Where do<br />
you see your<br />
reflection?<br />
1970s<br />
<strong>John</strong> <strong>Brack</strong> painted all sorts <strong>of</strong> objects he saw<br />
displayed in shop windows.<br />
<strong>What</strong> are these objects used for?<br />
In this painting he also painted his reflection in the<br />
window and in the shiny utensils on display.<br />
Mrs Everage was very fashionable in 1969.<br />
Ladies would always wear hats and gloves<br />
How many reflections <strong>of</strong> <strong>John</strong> <strong>Brack</strong> can you<br />
10 when they went out.<br />
count?<br />
11<br />
Can you describe what else Mrs Everage is<br />
wearing?<br />
Can you see the shopkeeper watching him?
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