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Blue Poles: 1973-74 Archive of letters (21) mainly from artists…
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Melbourne
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18-Dec-2012
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Blue Poles: 1973-74 Archive of letters (21) mainly from artists opposed to, or in favor of the Australian Government's purchase of Jackson Pollock's abstract painting 'Blue Poles', noted signed letters from Patrick White, John Percival, Sali Herman, William Dargie, Kenneth Jack, Manning Clark, Keith Hancock, Margaret Priest, Alan Marshall, Betty Archdale & Dorothy Green; also a 1973 Season's Greetings card from Prime Minister Gough Whitlam illustrating 'Blue Poles'(unsigned). Interesting group regarding this controversial purchase. (22 items)
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Unclassified