The Australian Government has also provided support, indemnifying We are pleased to include a selection of 30 Australian works in the exhibition through Art Indemnity . Without Art the exhibition, by artists including . Charles Conder. Indemnity Australia. the cost of commercial insurance would prohibit Frederick McCubbin and Rupert Bunny. The Art Gallery of New the organisation of this and many other major touring exhibitions to South Wales, Art Gallery of South Australia, Art Gallery of . Art Indemnity Australia is managed by the Department Australia. National Gallery of and National Gallery of of the Environment, Water. Heritage and the Arts. and we thank Australia have kindly loaned significant works. A number of

The Honourable Peter Garrett, AM, MP, Minister for the Environment, works have also been lent by regional galleries, a reminder of the Heritage and the Arts. for this much-valued assistance. strength and importance of public collections in Australia's regional centres. Lenders include the Art Gallery of , Victoria; The Art Exhibitions Australia brings unrivalled experience to projects Stuartholme-Behan Collection of . The University of such as this. and we thank Michael Jones. Senior Project Manager; ; Goulburn City Gallery, ; Ararat Rural Greg Sewell. Accountant; Carol Sweeny, Executive Secretary; and City Council through Ararat Regional Art Gallery, Victoria; and Manly Julia Griffiths. Administration Assistant, for their contributions. For Art Gallery and Museum, New South Wales. his expertise and advice. we also thank Art Exhibitions Australia's

Emeritus Director. Robert Edwards, AO. The exhibition also includes several works from private collections,

including paintings by Rupert Bunny; one from Philip Bacon. AM,

At the Queensland Art Gallery, we thank Andrew Clark, Deputy ; and another from . AC, . Private collection Director. Programming and Corporate Services: and Lynne Seear. loans also include a painting by Tom Roberts from the collection of Deputy Director. Curatorial and Collection Development, for the The Honourable John Anderson; and a painting by expertise they bring to major projects such as this. We are delighted to from the collection of Robert Johnston. Sydney. We are enormously include writing by Lynne Seear in the exhibition catalogue. which grateful to all these lenders. whose generosity brings an added provides context and insight into the work of the Australian artists. perspective to the exhibition for Australian audiences. We also gratefully acknowledge the contribution of Celestine Doyle. Marketing and Sponsorship Manager. In addition. we thank curators Finally, we emphasise our tremendous gratitude to The Metropolitan David Burnett. Curator. International Art; and Angela Goddard, Museum of Art for sharing these important works with our audiences. Curator. Australian Art to 1970, for their commitment to the exhibition and the development of the Australian content. Thanks also go to the many individual Gallery staff who have contributed to the project.

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