John Coburn interviewed by Barbara Blackman [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 796709
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Coburn, John, 1925-2006, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1986
- 8 soundcassettes (ca. 615 min.) ; 1 7/8 ips.
- Summary:
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John Coburn, artist and tapestry maker, speaks about his early years during World War II which led him to become an artist; his conversion to Catholicism; his relationship with his wife who died of cancer in 1985; commissions undertaken for the Catholic Church; other clients for paintings and tapestries; his time in France working with the weavers at Aubusson; the curtains he designed for the Sydney Opera House; work as an art teacher and his wife's work as a printmaker.
- Notes:
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- Tape 3, side 2 and tape 7 side 2 are blank.
- Recorded at Paddington, N.S.W. between 7 April 1986 and 10 April 1986.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-215471978
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary available. Uncorrected transcript (typescript, 269 leaves).
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Blackman, Barbara, 1928-, interviewer
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2056 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1986
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