The boy from Brunswick : Leonard French : a biography
MacDonald, Reg2018
Book
Leonard French (1928 - 2017), who created the great stained-glass ceiling at the National Gallery of Victoria, was widely regarded as the most public Australian artist of his day. By the early 1970s this outgoing working-class boy from rough and tough inner-Melbourne Brunswick had become top of the artistic heap, cock of the walk: his monumental glass commissions, murals and paintings were critically acclaimed and his commercial success was firmly established. A feisty contrarian with an eloquence that belied his humble origins, he delighted in publicly roasting the Australian art establishment, seeing its art historians, curators and cavilling newspaper critics as his natural enemies. Yet suddenly in 1974 this public figure decided to shun the spotlight and seek solitude in Central Victoria. Why? All is revealed in this magnificent book by his long-time friend, Reg MacDonald.
Main title:
The boy from Brunswick : Leonard French : a biography / Reg MacDonald ; foreword by Jan Senbergs.
Author:
MacDonald, Reg, authorSenbergs, Jan, 1939-, author of introduction, etc
Imprint:
North Melbourne, Victoria : Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2018.©2018
Collation:
539 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 29 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781925801392 (hbk)9781925801392 (hardback)
Dewey class:
759.994
Language:
English
Added title:
Subject:
BRN:
544044
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Melbourne Library | Local History Non Fiction | LH 759.994 FREN | Available |
| North Melbourne Library | Local History Reference | LH REF 759.994 FREN | Not for loan (Set: 16 Jan 2019) |
| Southbank Library | Local History Non Fiction | LH 759.994 FREN | Available |