Guide to the Papers of Andrew Crocker, 1970-1988

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Summary

Creator:
Crocker, Andrew
Extent:
0.75 metres and (2 ms boxes and 1 medium folio box)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Andrew Crocker, National Library of Australia, MS Acc13.007, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
Papers documenting Andrew Crocker's role as art coordinator at the Papunya Western Desert community in the 1980s.They include scrapbooks, news cuttings, articles by and about Crocker, articles by other writers, correspondence, children's drawings and photographs. The photographs, largely uncaptioned, include images of Papunya Tula artists and their work. Correspondents include Charles Duguid, Malcolm Fraser and Edward de Bono.
Biographical / Historical:

Crocker studied law at Cambridge, UK. In 1972, he was employed by the Australian Council for the Arts as an Assistant Project Officer in work associated with indigenous art. From 1979-1981 Crocker worked in Alice Springs as the manager of Papunya Tula Artists Ltd, where he was involved in issues relating to exhibiting of paintings by indigenous artists.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Arts
Indigenous peoples

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn8535183).
Conditions Governing Use:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Andrew Crocker, National Library of Australia, MS Acc13.007, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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