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George Virine photographs and papers

SubjectAustralia–Emigration and immigration—History
Brisbane (Qld.)
Exhibitions
Letter writing, Russian
Russians
Writing and art
Correspondence
Art
Category4. World War II
5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
CreatorVirine, George
PersonVirine, George Michael
Current HolderState Library of Queensland
Period Of Reference 1938/2017
Series Number31489
Item Number99183555016302061
Access RightsRequest at location
Rights Multiple copyright statuses. Unrestricted access. Free to use for personal research and study.
Country Of OriginRussia (Federation)
Australia
PlaceMoscow
Brisbane
Language Russian
English
Description From Source22 albums and boxes of correspondence, photographs, exhibition catalogs, clippings and other material. George Virine was born Yuri Millievich Ezersky in Moscow, on 15 March 1920. The manuscript and photographic archive of Brisbane Sculptor George Virine (1920-2017), documenting his life and career from his early days in Moscow until his death in Brisbane in 2017. The collection consists of copy letters from the artist to patrons, sitters and friends, letters to the editors of various newspapers, correspondence with the John Birch Society and the Anti-Communist League of America, albums of photographs documenting George Virine’s life, works and exhibitions; catalogues for art exhibitions, realia, ephemera and personal scrapbooks.
Physical FormatManuscripts
Correspondence
Photographs
Records
Objects (miscellaneous)
Bibliographic Citationhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/ZPBPX2JN/
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