The Diaries of Fred Williams 1963-1970
$87.75
- Hardcover
678 pages
- Release Date
19 November 2024
Summary
Fred Williams kept a daily diary from 1963 until his death in 1982. Disciplined and meticulous, he recorded life in the studio, family life and his contact with artists, dealers and the art world—a page per day. At the beginning and end of each year, Williams would reflect on his progress, noting the ups and downs and plan for the coming year.
The diaries contain studied reflections on his own art and offer an intimate picture of a major Australian artist at work. He maps out his work…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522871203 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522871208 |
| Author: | Patrick McCaughey |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | The Miegunyah Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 678 |
| Release Date: | 19 November 2024 |
| Weight: | 2.53kg |
| Dimensions: | 49mm x 218mm x 263mm |
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Patrick McCaughey
Patrick McCaughey was director of the National Gallery of Victoria between 1981 and 1987 and spent the northern academic year 1986-87 as visiting professor of Australian Studies at Harvard University. Between 1988 and 2001 he was director of the Wadsworth Atheneum and the Yale Center for British Art. He directed the Festival of Ideas at the University of Melbourne 2009-11 and holds an LLD (Honoris Causae) from the University of Melbourne. He has published widely on Australian, American and European Art and is a particular champion of Charles Blackman, Leonard French, Roger Kemp, John Brack and Fred Williams.
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