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'Arthur Boyd's legacy is a collection of masterpieces that define the history of Australian art in the last century. But the man himself-enigmatic, inarticulate, modest-has remained in the shadows until now.
'Based on over six years of meticulous research and hundreds of interviews, Darleen Bungey sweeps us into the intimate circle of one of Australia's most fascinating families. Arthur Boyd emerges as a passionate, dramatic figure whose self-effacing demeanour cloacked a strong personality that refused to allow his turbulent and sometimes tragic personal life to interfere with his creative genius.
'From Victoria's bohemian enclaves to the heady swirl of Melbourne and London in the years of artistic and social revolution, to the rural removes of Suffolk and the Shoalhaven, this is a journey into the mind and heart of a complex man whose absolute commitment to his art thrust aside personal adversity in the relentless pursuit of his work.
'There are art books and there are biographies. Arthur Boyd: A life is rare - a revelation of an artist's life as compelling as the writing about his art.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: To my mother who told the stories and my father who sang them.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Reviews in Australian Studies , vol. 3 no. 5 2008;
— Review of Arthur Boyd : A Life 2007 single work biography -
But Did it Happen?
2008
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correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 301 2008; (p. 4-5) -
Corroboration Needed
2008
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 301 2008; (p. 4) -
Biographers Go Head-To-Head over Novelist Suicide Claim
2008
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27 March 2008; (p. 16) Susan Wyndham reports on the divergence of opinion between Darleen Bungey and Brenda Niall over the manner of Martin Boyd's death. -
Leap of Imagination
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 300 2008; (p. 32-33) Darleen Bungey replies to Brenda Niall's dismissal (in 'One More Falling Body') of Bungey's claim (in Arthur Boyd : A Life) that Martin Boyd committed suicide.
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Pigments of Imagination
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 10 November 2007; (p. 21-22)
— Review of Arthur Boyd : A Life 2007 single work biography -
Familiar Compound Ghosts
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Monthly , November no. 29 2007; (p. 58-61)
— Review of Nolan on Nolan : Sidney Nolan in His Own Words 2007 selected work poetry correspondence diary prose interview ; Arthur Boyd : A Life 2007 single work biography -
A Difficult Subject to Capture Fully
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 November 2007; (p. 15)
— Review of Arthur Boyd : A Life 2007 single work biography -
Adventures of King Arthur
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 November 2007; (p. 37)
— Review of Arthur Boyd : A Life 2007 single work biography -
The Man Behind the Easel
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , December vol. 2 no. 12 2007; (p. 11)
— Review of Arthur Boyd : A Life 2007 single work biography -
About a Boyd
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 27 October 2007; (p. 83-84, 86, 88-89) -
Defending Darleen Bungey
2008
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correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 299 2008; (p. 4) -
Ian Britain Replies:
2008
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 299 2008; (p. 4) -
One More Falling Body
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 299 2008; (p. 27-28) Brenda Niall, the author of Martin Boyd: A Life, investigates and dismisses Darleen Bungey's claim (in Arthur Boyd: A Life) that Martin Boyd's death was suicide. -
Leap of Imagination
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 300 2008; (p. 32-33) Darleen Bungey replies to Brenda Niall's dismissal (in 'One More Falling Body') of Bungey's claim (in Arthur Boyd : A Life) that Martin Boyd committed suicide.
Awards
- 2009 shortlisted Kibble Literary Awards — Nita May Dobbie Award
- 2008 shortlisted Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Best Non-Fiction Book
- 2008 winner Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Biography of the Year
- 2007 winner FAW Melbourne University Publishing Award