| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1 |
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| Accession Number | S02023 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 19 min 42 sec |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | BASF DM 120 DAT |
| Maker |
Heysen, Nora Freeman, Gillian Heysen, Nora |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Hunters Hill |
| Date made | 12 November 1997 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Nora Heysen relates her experiences as the first woman Official War Artist during the Second World War in an interview with Gillian Freeman
Description
Nora Heysen discusses her reasons for enlisting as an Official War Artist; posting to New Guinea; interaction with nurses; working relationship with Colonel Treloar; threatened with court-martial; describes her paintings; admiration of Official War Artist Ivor Hele; painting "Scarlet Beach"; childhood memories and her parents' influence on her outlook and art.
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.
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Nora Heysen relates her experiences as the first woman Official War Artist during the Second World War in an interview with Gillian Freeman