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CCWM Conversation – J.W. Power: Art, War and the Avant-Garde

Where
Chau Chak Wing Museum
Chau Chak Wing Museum
University Place, University of Sydney, Camperdown NSW 2006
When

Saturday 2 August from 1pm to 2pm

Cost

Free

Join a free curator floor talk to explore the exhibition J.W. Power: Art, War and the Avant-Garde.

This exhibition is the first comprehensive survey of Sydney-born artist, John Joseph Wadell Power (1881-1943), Australia’s avant-gardist of the inter-war years.

In this floor talk, exhibition curator Dr Ann Stephen will discuss the life of J.W. Power and how his experiences in World War I and connections with the avant-garde influenced his art in the interwar period.

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