00:02He was an icon of the bush, but Kevin Prohart's work didn't always win respect in the city.
00:09I think they hold an important place in assessing mid-20th century Australian culture.
00:16Where Dad cracked it, he was an icon of popular culture, Australian popular culture,
00:20and people could look, read it, understand and relate.
00:24The local gallery and museum dedicated to him is still considered a tourist hotspot.
00:31We get about 30,000 people a year come through, so that's not a bad number for a country town.
00:37Other outback galleries like this one are also keeping his legacy alive.
00:43He's made Brokenham into the city, it is really with the art.
00:47When Pro started a lot of people got inspired by him going so well in the bush.
00:52It would be a sensible, prudent, curatorial decision to have a couple of works by Prohart in most public collections
01:00of Australian art.
01:01As one heart is remembered, another will soon be farewelled.
01:06Pro's widow Rayleigh passed away almost 20 years to the day after her late husband.
01:12Speaking to the ABC shortly before her death, Rayleigh made it clear Pro was always in her heart.
01:20The people here in Broken Hill, they remember you and they'll never forget you.
01:30A legacy that's now in the care of the next generation.
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