Rosalind Hollinrake, in 1979, wrote the only Clarice Beckett biography that exists-- Clarice Beckett, The Artist and Her Circle. The book is long out of print, and is something I have been searching longingly for, for years. It is pretty rare- just the other day I saw a used copy on Amazon for $211.
But, the day before yesterday, I made a very exciting discovery. I stumbled upon the website of a library quite close to where I live--
Clarice Beckett, the artist and her circle / [by] Rosalind Hollinrake. Hollinrake, Rosalind.Melbourne : Macmillan, 1979.
Non Fiction
759.994 Bec
Available
Available, baby! So tonight I'm heading straight over to this library, where I will hopefully finally get my hands on my holy grail. It's going to be hard to not 'accidentally misplace' the book when it's time to return it... Keep me accountable, brethren.
Huldra Forsvant (Theodor Kittelsen)
Huldra Forsvant (Theodor Kittelsen)
2 comments:
I too have been on the hunt for books on Clarice (unsuccessfully)...I finally had to borrow some off you last year. I think there is one available from Queensland Gallery shop. But you might have a copy already:)
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Yeah, I have the two gallery books that are out there. They are good, though there is not a lot of writing in them. The very frustrating thing about them though is that they are made VERY poorly. They both started falling apart days after buying them. What there needs to be, is a big, proper comprehensive book about her painting, and her life. If they don't make one within ten years, I'll write one myself!
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