George Gittoes correspondence and associated papers, 1968-1980

MLMSS 9938

fonds

1968-1980

1382213

0.16 metres of textual material (1 box)

George Gittoes (1949-) is a major Australian artist and filmaker. He was a member of The Yellow House in Potts Point, an artists collective founded by Martin Sharp whose members also included Brett Whiteley, Albie Thoms, Peter Weir and Antoinette Starkiewicz. The Yellow House operated from 1970 to 1973 and is now considered a milestone in Australian contemporary art.
Gittoes won international recognition through his artistic expeditions into conflict zones, including Rwanda during the 1995 genocide, and was awarded the Sydney Peace Prize in 2015 for exposing injustice for more than 45 years as a humanist artist, activist and filmaker, for his courage to witness and confront violence in war zones of the world, for enlisting the arts to subdue aggression and for enlivening the creative spirit to promote tolerance, respect and peace with justice.
Reference: Compiled from the collection

Correspondence and papers, 1968-1980, compiled by George Gittoes related to his early career and Sydney's artistic community in the 1970s, including The Yellow House.

Letter from Mother Teresa, 1972
Fragment of diary notes or letter by Gittoes about a studio visit to American artist, Joe Delaney in New York, 1968-1969
Letters from Antoinette Starkiewicz, animated filmmaker, ca. 1972-ca. 1975
Letters from artists and others associated with The Yellow House, ca. 1970-ca. 1980
Unpublished typescript of novel by George Gittoes titled ‘The Romances’, 1969
Small format poster for The White Kompany’s production, ‘The Alkhemist’, undated
Small format poster for ‘Fred Robinson Talks on the New Age’, undated

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