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    The etched work of Jessie C.A. Traill, 1881-1967
    Lee, Mary Alice ( 1982)
    Jessie C. A. Traill, 1881-1967, a Melbourne-born artist, was, during her heyday, well respected both in her home state and beyond, as a painter and etcher. Today her name is most readily associated with etchings, and it is generally recognised that her contribution to the etching revival in Australia is a major one and that her work in this medium warrants a thorough study in order that her relative place in this context be fully appreciated. Her prints are, moreover, of a high quality technically speaking, and show significant innovations for Australia in both this respect and in their subject matter. They are, as well, delightful and much sought after items for the collector and connoisseur of prints. This paper is the first written study of Traill's etchings, the present generation print lover having been introduced to her work in a retrospective exhibition at the "Important Women Artists" gallery in Melbourne in 1977, and in subsequent exhibitions of Australian etchings where her works have been included. As such, the study will add to a slowly growing body of information on the major Australian etchers, material which is invaluable for an adequate formulation of the history of printmaking in Australia.
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    Realism as a contemporary response to the modern: left-wing cultural attitudes and the concept of modernity in Australia, 1930-1965
    CARTER, DAVID ( 1982)
    This thesis is an examination of the language of cultural transformation as that process is inscribed in the 'cultural' discourse of the Communist Party of Australia (CPA) and in the related discourse of those writers and publications which emerge from the Party, are situated on its fringes, or break with it, sometimes to form sites of opposition.