Interview with Len
On 21 June 2005 State Library of Queensland arranged a video interview with Len Shillam. It ranged over the Shillams' early days as students and sculptors in Brisbane, their early influences, their work and the way it was exhibited and received by the public and critics.
View the transcript of the interview [new window 
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Select a link below to see Len answering the question.
| Did you have an early interest in art that led to your father enrolling you in art school? |
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| How did Queensland artists become aware of developments in modern art? |
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When you were on your Carnegie scholarship in England, who were the teachers who influenced your thinking on sculpture? |
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| How was your first exhibition in Queensland received? |
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How did you come to meet Brian Johnstone and to be exhibiting at the Johnstone Gallery? |
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Do you think Kath was recognised for the wide range of her work? |
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Browse pictures from the Leonard and Kathleen Shillam Papers.
Last updated: 24th June 2011
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