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The burning tree-Ned Kelly Series
Sidney Nolan1947
National Gallery of Australia
Canberra, Australia
At one time during a police search in the Warby Ranges I allowed the men, seeing they had had no warmth for weeks, to set fire to an old hollow tree. Historical record
It is typical of Australia that to keep warm the policemen set fire to a whole, standing hollow tree, which would have been a blazing beacon to any Kellys or their friends. It looks spectacular, Wagnerian. Sidney Nolan Text © National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 2010
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Details
- Title: The burning tree-Ned Kelly Series
- Creator: Sidney NOLAN
- Creator Lifespan: 22-Apr-17 - 28-Nov-92
- Creator Death Place: London, England
- Creator Birth Place: Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Date Created: 1947
- Physical Dimensions: w1212 x h907 cm
- Type: Painting,enamel on composition board
- Rights: Gift of Sunday Reed 1977
- External Link: National Gallery of Australia
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