The FrontA portrait the Archibald Prize rejected: Jewish leader Alex Ryvchin, by Johannes Leak
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As the annual controversy swirls around the finalists for the Archibald Prize, we look at an artwork that didn’t make the cut: a moving portrait of a remarkable Australian: Jewish leader Alex Ryvchin, who came here as a penniless Soviet refugee.
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This episode of The Front is written and presented by Claire Harvey and produced and edited by Jasper Leak who also composed our theme.
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