John BRACK<br/>
<em>The bar</em> 1954 <!-- (recto) --><br />

oil on canvas<br />
97.0 x 130.3 cm irreg.<br />
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br />
Purchased with the assistance of Peter Clemenger AM and Joan Clemenger, Elena Keown Bequest, Spotlight Foundation, NGV Foundation, Ross Adler AC and Fiona Adler, Bruce Parncutt and Robin Campbell, Marc Besen AO and Eva Besen AO, the Bowness Family, Lindsay Fox AO and Paula Fox, Dorothy Gibson, Rino Grollo and Diana Ruzzene Grollo, Ian Hicks AM, the NGV Women’s Association and donors to the John Brack Appeal, 2009<br />
2009.53<br />
© Helen Brack
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This education resource accompanies the retrospective exhibition John Brack (2009–2010) which surveyed the complete oeuvre of this acclaimed Australian artist and presented paintings and works on paper from every major series he produced. The resource features a 24-page guide with questions, learning activities, quotations and commentaries to support and model students’ responses.