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Brett Whiteley in his London studio aged 26

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In this excerpt from the 1965 documentary The Australian Londoners, directed by Stefan Sargent, Brett Whiteley, aged 26, discusses why as an Australian artist he is living in London.

Clip courtesy of Stefan Sargent © 1965 Stefan Sargent