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A painting of the inside of a studio with wooden ceiling beams, wooden floors, and a vase of various flowers on the floor
Artist Interviews

David Strachan Interview

James Gleeson Oral History Collection

Published 2015
52 minutes

James Gleeson interviews David Strachan
11 February 1980

In the 1970s, leading surrealist painter Dr James Gleeson AO ventured into the studios of 98 Australian artists to discuss their works that had been acquired by the Gallery. As an artist, curator and writer, Gleeson brought a deeply thoughtful and personal perspective to these conversations.

The interviews, originally recorded on audio cassette tapes, now form the basis of a unique archive – the James Gleeson Oral History Collection – a vital historical and cultural resource for the study of contemporary Australian art. They provide first-hand insights into the genesis and creation of select works of art, mapping their enduring influence on Australian society more broadly.

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David Strachan

Chrysanthemums
1959

David Strachan

Wildflowers with Pink Boronia
1966

David Strachan

Creswick Landscape with Madame Berry Mines
c.1966

David Strachan

Ibeza landscape
c.1955

David Strachan

Portrait of Wolf Cardamatis
c.1940

David Strachan, Alister Kershaw, Jacques Murray, Stramur-presse

Accent and hazard.
1951

David Strachan

not titled [trees in a walled garden]
1949 or 1950

David Strachan

not titled [angel with harp]
between 1947 and 1960

David Strachan

not titled [angel with frond]
(1947-60)

David Strachan

The criminal
1950

David Strachan

not titled [lovers on a beach]
1955 or 1960

David Strachan, Alister Kershaw, Jacques Murray, Stramur-presse

The Poet.
1951

David Strachan, Alister Kershaw, Jacques Murray, Stramur-presse

The Idiot.
c.1951

David Strachan, Alister Kershaw, Jacques Murray, Stramur-presse

The drunkard (etched poem and vignette).
1951

David Strachan, Alister Kershaw, Jacques Murray, Stramur-presse

The poet, full page illustration - reverse, The poet, right of paper
1951

David Strachan

Studio interior with flowers
1959

David Strachan

Young girl on a balcony
c.1947

David Strachan, Alister Kershaw, Jacques Murray, Stramur-presse

Birds
1951

David Strachan

The Sick Girl
1950

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