Watters Gallery open letter regarding Mike Brown Defence Fund

MLMSS 11396

fonds

1967

Textual Records, Ephemera

9619488

0.02 metres of textual material (1 folder)

"In November 1966, as a result of his ‘Paintin’ A-Go-Go!’ show at Gallery A, Mike Brown was found guilty of delivering and exhibiting obscene paintings and sentenced to three months’ hard labour. Frank Watters and Geoffrey Legge followed the trial closely and were appalled by the conviction and the harshness of Brown’s sentence. In response they organised the ‘Mike Brown Appeal Fund’ exhibition in February 1967. The exhibition raised money for the appeal, but Brown’s conviction was not overturned (though his sentence was reduced to a $20 fine)."

REFERENCE
'You say you want a revolution: Watters Gallery'. Lucas, Clay. Art & Australia v.36, no. 2, 1998: 236-243.

Comprises a typescript notice of an exhibition at the Watters Gallery in February 1967 to raise money for the Mike Brown Defence Fund, formed to fund an appeal against Mike Brown's conviction for obsenity.

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