Lloyd Rees Interview
James Gleeson Oral History Collection
James Gleeson interviews Lloyd Rees
18 August 1978
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.
Art & Artists
Referenced
Bathurst landscape
1959
The church on the hill
1935
Sydney 1951
1951
The valley
1935
[A mountain stream, Tasmania]
1884
Peaks in Majorca I
1967
Brisbane River, Chelmer
1914
Landscape at Duramana
1971
Banksias at Waverton
1935
Old medical school University of Sydney
1922-1976
not titled [University of Sydney old Medical School].
(1949)
A tower in Europe
1922-1976
The canal, Torcello, Italy
1966
The plains of Provence
1967
The plains of Egypt
1967
Dusk in Burgundy
1973
The orange groves of Granada
1967
Memories of Europe.
12 June 1976
not titled [Stable building, Crows Nest House, North Sydney, with distant view of a romantic city].
1935
Champs-Elysees (Avenue des Champs Elysees)
1953
not titled [The verandah, old home, Potts Point].
1936
Ball's Head, Sydney Harbour
November 1934
not titled [Ball's Head, Sydney Harbour].
1934
A South Coast road
1951
Rock formation, Waverton
1934
Trees
1933
The Macdonnell Ranges, the last light
1976
The Olgas, the northern aspect
1976
The Great Rock.
24 April 1977
The Great Rock, study at evening
1977
The Great Rock, afternoon
1976
not titled [Garden study - backyard]
c.1917
The water tank, Duramana
1977
Boulders and a distant city
1977
A wayside park, Northern Tasmania
1970
not titled (Homestead Hill)
between 1930 and 1935
Thompson's corner
1932
not titled [Sydney Harbour foreshore with terrace houses].
1931
not titled [Garden study of a cypress] [recto]
1917
Western bays and headlands
1933
Stable building, Crows Nest House, North Sydney (as: Old Cottages)
1934
