John BRACK<br/> <em>Collins St, 5p.m.</em> 1955 <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on canvas<br /> 114.8 x 162.8 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased, 1956<br /> 3302-4<br /> © Helen Brack <!--3161-->
John BRACK
Collins St, 5p.m. 1955
oil on canvas
114.8 x 162.8 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1956
3302-4
© Helen Brack
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John Brack

Australia Modernism Painting Portraiture

Learning resources

End of school day, 3p.m.: inspired by John Brack’s Collins Street, 5p.m. Students work together to create a class portrait which represents their emotions at the end of the school day. Descriptive writing inspired by John Brack’s Collins St, 5p.m. Write and present creative texts inspired by themes in John Brack’s Collins St, 5p.m. John Brack A 24-page guide with questions, learning activities, quotations and commentaries to support and model students’ responses.
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