Walkthrough

Introduction

Down the mines

Middle class family

First job

Down the pit

Sickly boy

Beautiful underground

End of mining

A sweep

Become an actor

Becoming deaf

Starting painting

Buying first artwork

The move to Sydney

Job in Mascot

Doing the book work

Organising a strike

Working for Barry Stern

First Whisson show

Loving Whisson's work

Eclectic collecting

Opening own gallery

Appaling treatment of artists

Meeting Geoffrey Legge

Who's going to teach me about art?

Don't like Barry

The Sydney art scene in 1964

Experimental people

Important galleries opening

Rudy Komon

Shift in art scene

Central Street gallery

Macquarie Galeries

Treania Smith and Lucy Swanton

Befriending Watters Gallery

The Macquarie model

Artists were paramount

The first gallery

A pretty little building

Organising concerts

Working with Geoffrey Legge

The silent partner

Geoffrey's story

Not making money

Representing Australia overseas

Australia Council travel grant

The worst thing that happened

Resolved never to leave again

Finding artists

Meeting Richard Larter

People wandered in

The new premises

Premises too small

The Riley Street gallery

The urban context

The ganster

The first car bombing

The RSPCA

Maltese owners

The brothels

Walking the dog

The pregnant dog

Love to meet the puppies

A nice man

The model of the gallery

Responding to requests from people

Installations

Raunchy and experimental

The most revolutionary thing

Interview suspended

Focussing on painting

Ran out of steam

Moving on to other things

Influenced by personal taste

Show work we like

What was going on the walls

The gallery's changing character

More conservative

Defending Mike Brown

Censoring theatre

Shocking theatre

A protest performance

Finding money

Copping the establishment

Finding a hall

The law changed

Censorship today

Asking for trouble

Difficulties with the authorities

The proscribed list

Inspections by the vice squad

Interesting technique

A bit ridiculous

Smart ass

Chaning role

Older and frailer

Don't dump artists

Has the art scene changed?

More bureaucratic

Less spontaneous?

Stable art scene

Passion for painting

Thank you

Credits