Summary
Digital photograph of Nathan Paramanathan in his art studio in his home in Melbourne, 2017.
Nathan was born in 1929 in Port Swettenham (now Port Klang), Malaysia. His parents were Tamil of Sri Lankan heritage, In 1949 his parents managed to fund his travel to Perth. Nathan found Perth isolating and he moved to Melbourne, but his hoped-for medical career was unattainable and, requesting his parents cease financial support, he struck out on his own. These were not easy years but Nathan married, had two children, and completed teaching and arts degrees and contributed to art therapy practice and enjoyed painting in his own time.
Description of Content
Man wearing painter's apron in front of painting.
Physical Description
Colour digital photograph
More Information
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Collecting Areas
Migration & Cultural Diversity, Home & Community, Leisure, Images & Image Making
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Person Depicted
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Format
Digital file, Colour
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Classification
Migration, Settlement - cultural & social life, Family portraits
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Keywords
Immigration, Sri Lankan Immigration, Racism, White Australia Policy, World War II, 1939-1945, Citizenship, Families, Artists
