CHARLES AND BARBARA BLACKMAN: A decade of art and love by Christabel Blackman (HB)
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Set against the burgeoning cultural art scene of 1950s Melbourne, among the soon-to-become legendary artists of the Heide group, Christabel weaves the story of Charles and Barbara and the influence they had on each other, and on the Australian art world.
Handwritten letters vividly conjure the feeling of the time, and breathe life into the names that are now found in galleries around the world. Charles writes descriptive sketches of his encounters and sentiments to his new love Barbara, who is in turn experiencing her own transformations: the loss of her eyesight, life with a matriarchal mother and her growing literary and intellectual ambitions.
ISBN 9781760763862
Christabel Blackman | Thames & Hudson Australia | July, 2024 | HB | 240 pages | 26.2 x 19.7cm | 712g