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Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Speech, Robin Boyd, Australia Fair?, c. 1965
... Fred Ledgar... George Johnson Eric Westbrook Steven Murray-Smith Fred Ledgar ...In this handwritten text of a speech to the Victorian Fabian Society, Boyd addresses the question: Is Australia Ugly? He argues that the issue with Australian cities is primarily in the realm of urban design rather than architecture. Boyd outlines the types of ugliness in the urban domain, comparing attitudes to Australian cities to those elsewhere, particularly the United States.Speech to Victorian Fabian SocietyHandwritten, quarto, 15 pages, missing pages 11-16.victorian fabian society, george johnson, eric westbrook, steven murray-smith, fred ledgar, south eastern freeway, lyndon johnson, robin boyd, manuscript -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Manuscript, Robin Boyd, Statement to the Select Committee on the Encouragement of Aust. Productions on Television
... , Steven Murray-Smith, Fred Ledgar, South Eastern Freeway, Lyndon..., Steven Murray-Smith, Fred Ledgar, South Eastern Freeway, Lyndon ...Boyd comments on Australian television being largely occupied with and influenced by American television. He stresses the importance of fostering Australian creativity and writing to create television shows that are genuinely and characteristically Australian.Typewritten (c copy), pencil additions and edits, foolscap, 6 pagesVictorian Fabian Society, George Johnson, Eric Westbrook, Steven Murray-Smith, Fred Ledgar, South Eastern Freeway, Lyndon Johnson, robin boyd, manuscripttelevision, american television, british dramas, hollywood, robin boyd, manuscript