Turning magpies into canaries: the stories behind the Jedda portraits of the 1950s

Title: Turning magpies into canaries: the stories behind the Jedda portraits of the 1950s
Creator: Haskins, Victoria
Relation: The World of Antiques and Art Vol. 62, p. 98-101
Relation: http://www.worldaa.com/Title/World-of-Antiques-and-Art.cfm
Publisher: Antiques & Art in Australia
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2002
Description: Those of us in the habit of haunting antique shops and church bazaars will be familiar with the ubiquitous Aboriginal Australiana kitsch. Sparked by the performance of the ballet Corroboree for the Royal visit in 1954, its popularity fuelled a crest of Aboriginal-style souvenirs and promotional material for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Now, in the wake of the Sydney 2000 Olympics, such items are enjoying a resergence in popularity for collectors. Those with portraits of the Aboriginal stars of Jedda, a hugely popular movie of the time, are particularly interesting.
Subject: aboriginal representations; Corroboree; Olympic Games; popular culture
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/931391
Identifier: uon:11051
Identifier: ISSN:1443-6027
Language: eng

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