Sidney Nolan Australia in 2013, following those of Brett Whiteley and Russell Drysdale. 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
Cultural depictions of Ned Kelly distraction allows Ned to escape the hotel via the back door, and by the time the police realise the ruse, Ned is galloping away on a horse. Waylon Jennings recorded "Blame it on the Kellys" which was included in the soundtrack for the 1970 film "Ned Kelly". In 1971, US country singer Johnny Cash wrote and recorded the song "Ned Kelly" for his album "The Man in Black". "Shelter for my Soul" was written and recorded by Powderfinger frontman Bernard Fanning for the 2003 film "Ned Kelly". It was written from Kelly's perspective on death row and played over the