| ISBN |
0642541655 (pbk.) |
| Author |
Hart, Deborah, 1959- (author) |
| Title |
Joy Hester and friends / Deborah Hart. |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Canberra : National Gallery of Australia, c2001. |
| Description |
136 pages : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, portraits ; 30 cm. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| 'This book is published to coincide with the exhibition Joy Hester and Friends at the National Gallery of Australia (1 September - 28 october 2001), a timely recognition of the strength of Hester's artistic output in the context of her peers. The book supports the exhibition and, in longer term, will provide a record of Hester's work in the National Gallery's collection" --Foreword. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: p. 126-127. |
| Summary |
"In this book, Deborah Hart, Senior Curator of Australian Painting and Sculpture at the National Gallery of Australia, recognises the significance of Joy Hester's contribution to Australian art ... Deborah Hart traces Hester's artisitic development through her life: from her student drawings, to her powerful shell-shocked faces of the mid-forties that drew upon film footage of the Nazi concentration camps, and the personal images of lovers and children in the 1950s. In both text and images, she makes us aware of an extraordinary artist who was able to focus her vision, recognising the power of the human face to express deepely felt emotions" -- Foreword, by Dr. Brian Kennedy. |
| Terms of use |
National Gallery of Australia 2001. |
| Local note |
Donated by Ruth Wilson, 2021. |
| Subjects |
Hester, Joy, -- 1920-1960 |
| National Gallery of Australia -- Exhibitions |
| Artists -- Australia -- Exhibitions |
| Eye in art |
| Drawing, Australian -- Exhibitions |
| Drawing, Australian -- 20th century |
| Drawing, Australian |
| Other Authors &/or Associated Persons |
Wilson, Ruth (donor) (former owner) |
| Hester, Joy, rtist 1920-1960 |
| Other Corporate Bodies |
National Gallery of Australia |
| Call number |
2021.083 |
