MELBOURNE IN THE 1940'S AND 50'S

Until the 1930s creative expression in Australia had been dominated by art concerned with landscape. Abstraction, which was emerging in Europe and America, did not yet have a firm foothold. In the years surrounding the war the urban environment, and the impact of the war on the social fabric, became legitimate subject matter. Poverty, prostitution, disability, unemployment and poor living conditions, as well as a changed cityscape and new work and leisure environments, were all depicted... more.

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