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Title

John Olsen’s mural panels for 'Salute to Five Bells' being lifted into position in the northern foyer of the main concert hall, Sydney Opera House

1973

Artist

Robert Walker

Australia

01 May 1922 – 2007

  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Sydney → New South Wales → Australia
    Date
    1973
    Media category
    Negative
    Materials used
    black and white negative
    Dimensions
    2.4 x 3.6 cm
    Signature & date

    Not signed. Not dated.

    Credit
    National Art Archive. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Louise Walker 2008
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    ARC262.3.61
    Copyright
    © Estate of Robert Walker/Copyright Agency

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    Robert Walker

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  • About

    This photograph is from a series of images of John Olsen working onthe Sydney Opera House mural, 'Salute to Five Bells', that Robert Walker took for a book about the mural published in 1973

  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Sydney

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