Australian Biography Series - Elizabeth Durack (1-Year Access)

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In 1997 the art world was shocked by the announcement from Western Australian artist Elizabeth Durack that she and Aboriginal artist, Eddie Burrup, were one and the same person. Durack’s astonishing life forces us to question not only the nature of Aboriginality, but also of identity itself.

(1998, 26 mins) A Film Australia National Interest Program.

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