Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 8 : Pressclippings, 1977-1981

,~hi: "l.11oby i., a man wi1h a Slrtlllfll' .l'llrret1/isr 11isio11. 1/i,1 wt'ird ) t mpses i11side (lt•ople wul si111ario11., hnl'c M1•11 .,r/11111.larin,~ peoph• ,, ,, ma,ry y,•ars. h1 rt','('nl years ht• lw\· hL'l'II conrf'rnt'd ~,,;rh , "kani11n /if,• and rlw 11•ay i11 1,•hich lifl• rwc(ag,•1 111 '/'h/1 11p1mwch ,. , bun mos/ O(l('ropritll f for his H'ri,·1poi111,·d i11 I Q7(, /lt,ndi Cfou ctMrt'S. Tlll'.fl! arc• ha.u•,J "" hi.,• own Jl'lwol ,·rp, 1 ,11•111·,~s nm/ clt1\ ,\ hotos. TlrPy a,,, mainly i11 s,,., of St'\'c'JJ, rom ki,ul,•rJ:nr11 1 tt to ·" \lit , 1.1·.r u11d O('('rnr i11 w,rio11s 1111•dia. L11ohy did 11111 /ik,· ,d wul o< ·, 11 ht• Sr't'II. /fr Wll., w, "1uul1•r-ochi, 1 ,•1•r ". Tit,• morhldiry of his 1 lt.•1u• .,pe/L, 1110nm t1., lhe r1cr>u11a/i1i,,s are 1111pnc(11ged thr1m11h e ·ears. 8111 i11 Clas., J ( , I rJ1/ic tllld liq11a1,•.1· 011 cr1111·as. I 5 .\" ' l .2 cm) he fo1111rl p11in1i11g, and a {lash oj co/or il/11111i11111l!s h,'s , 1pr/sanme111." The Very Reverend fan George, Dean of Brisbane, Trustee. Righi: "Hrssi,• Gihso11 ucl'llpit•s 011 11nder-w1/11ed pin ·e ill A11.<1ra/ia11 ar1. /Jorn i11 Ipswich, Qu,,,,11,<ltllld, /11 I868. shr liv<'d in Fm11ce fo r m11l'h of h1•r /if,•. Iler work i.< notahh_, for its sensiliviry and rt•s1rai11,•d 11se of co/or. The a.ry111me1rical p/aa menl of 1he figure Ok'l'S son1t,1l11ng 10 Dc•ga.f. Ht•s.i;fr Gih.i;un'x wnrk may he• compart•d wi1h 1h,• llllu painling of 1hr American lmrm•ssio11i.<1 ar1i.f/ Man• Cassa /I , \\'ho also /i1•rd and · tt·orkrd i11 Frann•. Ca.<.<flll and Gih.<011 were bo1h /i1•i11g in Paris in 1/a• firs/ quarter of 1hi.r c1•11111ry. Thi.< wa/erco/or, 1'11rtrai1 ,>[ a c;;,t in a Black Bert'/, i.1· 0111• nf s1•1·1•ml works h_r He.ui,· Gi/ 1.wn i11c/11ded in rhe importanl Gt·orgt' /Jrnwn Be9.1u·.H 10 1/11• Gallery. and i., a si1111;;1cc1111 addi1io11 '" 1/w co/leerion.· ('/'he J1llillli11g i., 49.5 x 42.5 cm) Bellina MacAulay, Education Officer.