NEWS Dobell House Painted and Gardens Restored With assistance particularly from Morisset Rotary and Wangi Lions, the exterior of Dobell House has recently been painted and the gardens around the House restored to their heritage condition. The garden restoration was carried out with an emphasis on plant species popular when Sir William lived there and also included preservation work to two of the trees originally planted by him. Photographic Record of Events in Dobell’s Life A photo wall depicting Sir William Dobell at various stages of his life now extends along the full length of the reception area at Dobell House. The images were selected from the Dobell House archives collection by Newcastle Region Art Gallery curatorial staff in preparation for their major ‘William Dobell: hard drawing’ exhibition. The Gallery enlarged and mounted the photographs and then donated them to Dobell House at the conclusion of the exhibition. Dobell Now on Video as well as Radio Visitors to Dobell House can now watch a video program about Sir William’s life and work produced in the 1960s and featuring an interview with him actually filmed in Dobell House. It also includes footage of Dobell receiving the prestigious Britannica prize; extensive commentary by then Art Gallery of NSW director Hal Missingham and artist Donald Friend; and an interview with Sir William’s agent Rudy Komon. The video program is in addition to the 1963 radio interview in
which Dobell talks about himself and his work and which has been
playing in the studio for some time.
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