Diana Heath papers concerning Jeffrey Smart, ca. 1970-1999

MLMSS 8437

fonds

ca. 1970-1999

971494

0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder)

Jeffrey Smart (b. 1921), realist painter, grew up in North Adelaide. He went to art school and then began teaching at Goodwood Boys Technical School.

In 1948 he travelled to Europe, returning to Australia in 1951. Shortly after this he gained a role on the ABC Children's Hour - initially a radio program that later moved to television. He joined the radio team as a young artist, and took the name of Phidias for the Argonaut's Club broadcasts.

Smart returned to Europe in 1962, moving to Italy. In 1971 he moved into his house, Posticcia Nuova, in Arezzo.

His autobiography, "Not Quite Straight" was published in 1996.

Reference:
Compiled from the collection
Talking Heads - Jeffrey Smart [transcript], http://www.abc.net.au/tv/talkingheads/txt/s2275731.htm (accessed 1 May 2012)

Computer printout of 'Jeffrey Smart: A Personal Reminiscence by Diana Heath'; photocopies of correspondence (letters and faxes) mainly between Diana Heath and Jeffrey Smart with notes by Diana, ca. 1970-1999

Restricted: The collection is restricted for 20 years in order to protect the privacy of the authors., Expiry Date: 2032-05-01

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