• Entry type: Resource
  • Entry ID: AWH002134

Esther Paterson interviewed by Hazel de Berg in the Hazel de Berg collection [sound recording]

  • Repository National Library of Australia, Oral History and Folklore Collection
  • Reference ORAL TRC 1/536
  • Date Range 26-Jun-71 - 26-Jun-71
  • Description

    1 sound tape reel (ca. 45 min.) Paterson speaks of her childhood experiences living in Carlton, Victoria, the centre for artists at that time; her relatives and family; training at the National Gallery; the Australian art scene; galleries; attitudes of artists and society; Frederick McCubbin, Norman Lindsay, Bernard Hall, Arthur Streeton, Hugh Paterson and Prime Minister Andrew Fischer. She also speaks of her painting and portraiture including technique, subject and sales.

  • Access Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
  • Finding Aid Timed summary and transcript available (15 p.)

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  • See also
    • Paterson, Elizabeth Deans (Betty) (1895 - 1970)
  • Primary Creator
    • Paterson, Esther (1892 - 1971)
    • de Berg, Hazel Estelle (1913 - 1984)