9780091833886 - judy-cassab---diaries (3 Ergebnisse)

Trade Paperback. Reprint. Very Good condition. Contains b/w photographs and color plates. 518 pages. This book is a biography of famous Australian Artist Judy Cassab, taken from her diaries that she started writing at age 12.

Paperback. 9608. Judy Cassab is one of Australia's best known portrait painters and the winner of many prestigious art awards including the coveted Archibald Prize. Austrian-born and of Hungarian parents, Judy Cassab emigrated to Australia in 1951 with her husband and two children. In Australia, she quickly gained a reputation for her distinctive expressionist technique and portrait abilities. In 1969 Judy was appointed as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for her service to the visual arts. In 1988 she was also appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO). Following the publication of her diaries in 1995, Sydney University conferred upon her the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (Hon. PhD). In 1996 she also won the Nita B. Kibble Award for women writers. Fair condition. Two spine creases, tanning and light general wear.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 2nd Edition. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has signed title page. Since she was 12 years old the age she started painting Judy Cassab (1920-2015) kept a diary, recording details of her family, her work, and events of the day. Diaries is a selection from a lifetime of journal entries, which portray an exceptional woman, a successful and driven artist, mother, wife and friend. Judy Cassab's life is part of the story of our times: The story of the trauma of war of displacement and migration and the struggle to find a new life in a new land. It is also the story of one of Australia's finest painters an artist with the astonishing gift of capturing people's souls as well as their likeness, who was also able to portray the spirit of the land in a straw kingly original way. Running through this extraordinary life, strengthening and enriching it at every turn, is a beautiful and moving love story. Diaries tells the story of a life lived passionately and to the fullest. it is a rich, fascinating and inspirational self portrait of a courageous and vital woman, whose determination to live shines through her writing. (back cover).