TY - JOUR
T1 - Sidney Nolan and George Johnston
T2 - From the Origins of Gallipoli to an Orange Head
AU - Genoni, Paul
AU - Dalziell, Tanya
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - This article presents results of research using the diaries of Sidney Nolan, recently made available by the National Library of Australia. In particular, it focuses on two matters relating to Nolan’s lengthy friendship with Australian journalist and novelist George Johnston: clarifying the origin of Nolan’s Gallipoli series, which is strongly associated with a period in 1955 and 1956 that Nolan spent with Johnston on the Greek island of Hydra; and secondly, providing evidence regarding a curiosity with the series of portraits known as the Adelaide Ladies, which Nolan painted after spending time with Johnston at the Adelaide Festival of Arts in 1964. With regard to the Gallipoli series, Nolan’s diaries establish that the origin of this series is considerably later than has previously been believed; likewise, our research suggests that the diaries support the contention that a portrait that has long been included among the Adelaide Ladies is in fact a portrait of Johnston.
AB - This article presents results of research using the diaries of Sidney Nolan, recently made available by the National Library of Australia. In particular, it focuses on two matters relating to Nolan’s lengthy friendship with Australian journalist and novelist George Johnston: clarifying the origin of Nolan’s Gallipoli series, which is strongly associated with a period in 1955 and 1956 that Nolan spent with Johnston on the Greek island of Hydra; and secondly, providing evidence regarding a curiosity with the series of portraits known as the Adelaide Ladies, which Nolan painted after spending time with Johnston at the Adelaide Festival of Arts in 1964. With regard to the Gallipoli series, Nolan’s diaries establish that the origin of this series is considerably later than has previously been believed; likewise, our research suggests that the diaries support the contention that a portrait that has long been included among the Adelaide Ladies is in fact a portrait of Johnston.
KW - Sidney Nolan
KW - George Johnston
KW - Australian literature
KW - Australian art
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp= 85099757426&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/14443058.2021.1871933
DO - 10.1080/14443058.2021.1871933
M3 - Article
VL - 45
SP - 76
EP - 93
JO - Journal of Australian Studies
JF - Journal of Australian Studies
SN - 1444-3058
IS - 1
ER -