What John Brack SaW... - National Gallery of Victoria
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<strong>John</strong> <strong>Brack</strong><br />
Australia 1920–1999<br />
The barber’s shop 1952<br />
oil on canvas<br />
63.2 x 76.2 cm<br />
<strong>National</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong>, Melbourne<br />
Purchased, 1953<br />
© <strong>National</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong><br />
Subdivision 1954<br />
oil on canvas<br />
55.0 x 75.2 cm<br />
TarraWarra Museum <strong>of</strong> Art collection, <strong>Victoria</strong><br />
Acquired, 2004<br />
© <strong>National</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong><br />
The car 1955<br />
oil on canvas<br />
41.0 x 102.2 cm<br />
<strong>National</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong>, Melbourne<br />
Purchased, 1956<br />
© <strong>National</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong><br />
Collins St, 5p.m. 1955<br />
oil on canvas<br />
114.6 x 162.9 cm<br />
<strong>National</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong>, Melbourne<br />
Purchased, 1956<br />
© <strong>National</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong><br />
Self-portrait 1955<br />
oil on canvas<br />
81.5 x 48.3 cm<br />
<strong>National</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong>, Melbourne<br />
Purchased with the assistance <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>National</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> Women’s Association, 2000<br />
© Helen <strong>Brack</strong><br />
Barry Humphries in the character<br />
<strong>of</strong> Mrs Everage 1969<br />
oil on canvas<br />
94.2 x 128.2 cm<br />
Art <strong>Gallery</strong> <strong>of</strong> New South Wales, Sydney<br />
Purchased with funds provided by the Contemporary Art<br />
Purchase Grant from the Visual Arts Board <strong>of</strong> the Australia<br />
Council, 1975<br />
© Helen <strong>Brack</strong><br />
Latin American Grand Final 1969<br />
oil on canvas<br />
167.5 x 205.0 cm<br />
<strong>National</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> <strong>of</strong> Australia, Canberra<br />
Purchased, 1981<br />
© Helen <strong>Brack</strong><br />
The battle 1981–83<br />
oil on canvas<br />
203.0 x 274.0 cm<br />
<strong>National</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> <strong>of</strong> Australia, Canberra<br />
Gift <strong>of</strong> <strong>John</strong> and Helen <strong>Brack</strong>, 1992<br />
© Helen <strong>Brack</strong><br />
The playground 1959<br />
oil on canvas<br />
128.3 x 116.5 cm<br />
Private collection, Melbourne<br />
© Helen <strong>Brack</strong><br />
Kings and Queens 1988<br />
oil on canvas<br />
152.0 x 182.5 cm<br />
Private collection, Melbourne<br />
© Helen <strong>Brack</strong><br />
Inside and outside (The shop window) 1972<br />
oil on canvas<br />
164.0 x 130.5 cm<br />
<strong>National</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> <strong>of</strong> Australia, Canberra<br />
Purchased, 1973<br />
© Helen <strong>Brack</strong><br />
14<br />
If you were to paint, draw a picture or tell a story<br />
about someone you have seen today, who would you<br />
choose?<br />
<strong>What</strong> were they doing, what did they look like and<br />
why do you remember them?<br />
Maybe, like <strong>John</strong> <strong>Brack</strong>, you have a story to tell in<br />
words or in a picture.<br />
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