Summary
Interview with artist Eva Schubert about her migration experience and art practice. Eva Schubert was born in the northern German part of the former Czechoslovakia in 1922. After a time as refugees in post war Europe she and her husband lived in Bavaria until immigrating to Australia in 1955. It was in Australia that Eva first began to carve, learning from her husband who was a wood worker who had trained under a master craftsman. After her husband died she took over the business and increasingly developed her own style.
Description of Content
Interview with Eva Schubert discussing her migration and settlement experiences and creative practices in Melbourne.
Physical Description
DAT cassette
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Interviewee
Mrs Eva Schubert, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 Apr 1999
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Recording Details
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Format
Magnetic carrier, Digital Audio Tape (DAT) cassette
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
'Eva Schubert: Tape 1: 01/04/99'
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Classification
Cultural identity, Ethnicity - creative practice, Oral histories
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Type of item
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Keywords
Artistic Practices, Artists, Employment, German Communities, German Immigration, Immigration, Migration & Settlement, Settlement, Wood Carvings
