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Margaret Olley : Far from a Still Life by Meg Stewart (Hardcover)
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'€~A great painter, a great woman, a great story' Barry Humphries Margaret Olley is arguably Australia's most loved living artist. She's also one of the country's most generous benefactors to public art galleries. This intimate biography begins in the 1920s in the green, tropical wet of Tully, North Queensland, where Margaret's early childhood was spent on a cane farm and dairy. The story unfolds to tell of her life-long love affair with painting. At boarding school at Somerville House, Brisbane, Margaret found a mentor in art teacher Caroline Barker, and she went on to blossom as an art student at East Sydney Technical College. The book includes intriguing revelations about her friendships with well-known figures such as Donald Friend, William Dobel and Russell Drysdale, and the success of her first one-person show in Sydney at the age of twenty-five. Bohemian adventures in Europe with fellow Australian artists, including David Strachan, were to follow. She travelled - sketchbook in hand - around England, France, Italy and Spain; met Alice B. Toklas in Paris; and lived on a vineyard at Cassis in the South of France. Her story continued back in Australia where in the late 1950s in Brisbane Margaret struggled with alcoholism and was eventually forced to face up to drying out or drying up creatively. Once she'd given up her comforting nips, her return to life and painting was joyous. Now, despite a recent bout of personal darkness - her 'black hole' of a couple of years ago when not only did she want to give up painting but also living - and a walking frame, she is busily preoccupied producing art; providing more donations to our galleries; and entertaining the odd celebrity, like Barry Humphries or Maggie Smith, in her notoriously cluttered Paddington terrace. This is a rich and comprehensive look at eighty-odd years of Margaret Olley, her lovers and friends, and, of course, her painting.Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House
ISBN-101740513142
ISBN-139781740513142
eBay Product ID (ePID)63818095
Product Key Features
Book TitleMargaret Olley : Far from a Still Life
TopicGeneral
LanguageEnglish
GenreBiography & Autobiography, Art
AuthorMeg Stewart
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height2in.
Item Length9.4in.
Item Width6.5in.
Item Weight39.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN2006-365904
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal759.994
Lc Classification NumberNd1105.O38s745 2005
Number of PagesXvii, 568 Pages
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- Oct 13, 2024
Am enjoying the reading of Margaret Olle...
Am enjoying the reading of Margaret Olley's story very much. The book is in great condition and I feel very lucky to have it and the portrait of her in my life. Thanks! Thanks!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
