Sidney Nolan Sidney Nolan Sir Sidney Robert Nolan (; 22 April 191728 November 1992) was one of Australia's leading artists of the 20th century. His oeuvre is among the most diverse and prolific in all of modern art. He is best known for his series of paintings on legends from Australian history, most famously Ned Kelly, the bushranger and outlaw. Nolan's stylised depiction of Kelly's armour has become an icon of Australian art. Sidney Nolan was born in Carlton, at that time an inner working-class suburb of Melbourne, on 22 April 1917. He was the eldest of four children. His parents, Sidney
Ned Kelly (1970 film) the so-called youth orientated – particularly starring one of the new folk heroes. A.H. Weiler of the "New York Times" said, "Ned Kelly" grossed $808,000 at the box office in Australia, which is equivalent to $7,716,400 in 2009 dollars. Ian Jones later wrote and produced (with his wife Bronwyn Binns) a mini-series on Kelly, "The Last Outlaw" which aired on the Seven Network in 1980. Australian actor John Jarratt starred as Kelly The actual body armour costume worn by Jagger is on display at the Queanbeyan City Library, New South Wales, and the initials "MJ" are scratched on the inside.