Collection 1: Arthur Fleischmann papers, together with the associated papers of Janette Parkinson, 1972-2004

MLMSS 7006

sub-fonds

1972 - 2004

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Clippings, Photographs, Drawings

411415

0.04 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript, computer files, photocopy, typescript, typescript (photocopy), printed, and printed (photocopy)
Clippings - photocopies
Photographs - photocopies
Drawings

Arthur Fleischmann (1896-1990) was born in Bratislava, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and pioneered the use of Perspex as a sculptural medium. He worked in Sydney from 1939 to 1948, then moved to London. In 1949 he created the bronze doors on the Mitchell Library depicting various explorers of Australia. Fleischmann's last completed work before his death, a Perspex water sculpture titled A Tribute to the Discovery of DNA, was installed in the State Library of New South Wales in August 1990. The Arthur Fleischmann Museum was established in Bratislava, Slovakia, in 2003.

Include sketches, notes, obituaries and incomplete working catalogue, with illustrations of scuptures, and papers concerning the Arthur Fleischmann Museum, Bratislava, Slovakia, including catalogue and program of inaugural Arthur Fleischmann Festival, 5-6 June 2004