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Liz Hobday

After 50 years, Arthur Boyd tapestries go on display

Australian artist Arthur Boyd's tapestries feature scenes from the life of St Francis of Assisi. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Completed half a century ago, Australian artist Arthur Boyd's monumental tapestries are finally on display together for the first time.

The renowned painter's Life of St Francis tapestries were woven at the Manufactura de Tapeçarias de Portalegre workshop in Portugal and completed in 1974, then acquired for the national collection the following year.

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