- Brushmen of the Bush
Brushmen of the Bush was a
painting group of five artists who got together inBroken Hill, New South Wales in1973 .Cite news |first=Anna|last=Walker|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/indepth/featureitems/s1656528.htm|title=Brushmen's impact grows as ranks thin|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|work=The World Today|date=2006-06-06|accessed=2007-03-28] It was active until1989 . The five members of the group werePro Hart ,Eric Minchin ,Jack Absalom ,John Pickup andHugh Schulz " [http://www.abc.net.au/brokenhill/stories/s1650288.htm Broken Hill Brushmen Exhibition] ", [http://www.abc.net.au Australian Broadcasting Corporation] , 29th May 2006] .Following their inaugural exhibition in 1973, the name Brushmen of the Bush was coined by
Lorraine Hickman , of theAustralian Women's Weekly . More than 50 subsequent exhibitions raised over one millionAustralian dollar s for variouscharities , notably theRoyal Flying Doctor Service . During the 1970s, Brushmen of the Bush exhibited inLondon and theUnited States [" [http://www.smh.com.au/news/arts/pro-hart-hang-the-lot-of-them/2006/03/31/1143441331523.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2 Pro Hart: hang the lot of them] ",Sydney Morning Herald , April 1, 2006] .Broken Hill's current thriving arts scene traces its roots back to the Brushmen of the Bush..
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