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The uncompromising and perceptive autobiography of Barbara Blackman, poet, blind woman, wife and mother. The wife of Charles Blackman and friend of Joy Hester recounts her life amid a generation of artists and free spirits revealing herself to be a woman of wisdom, humour and strength.
(Source: Trove)
Affiliation Notes
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Writing Disability in Australia:
Type of disability Degenerative blindness. Type of character Primary. Point of view First person (autobiographical).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Barrett Reid : A Charismatic Chameleon
2011
single work
biography
— Appears in: The La Trobe Journal , May no. 87 2011; (p. 136-148) -
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Discussion Notes on Barbara Blackman's Glass After Glass
Melbourne
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Council of Adult Education
,
1999
14184118
1999
single work
criticism
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Portraits of a Lady
1997
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 26-27 April 1997; (p. 18-22) -
Blackman's Art of Glass
1997
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19 April 1997; (p. 9s) -
Untitled
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , Summer vol. 42 no. 4 1997; (p. 133-136)
— Review of Glass After Glass : Autobiographical Reflections 1997 single work autobiography
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Undimmed Poetic Vision
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 April 1997; (p. C9)
— Review of Glass After Glass : Autobiographical Reflections 1997 single work autobiography -
Alice Doesn't Live Here
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 May 1997; (p. 10)
— Review of Glass After Glass : Autobiographical Reflections 1997 single work autobiography -
Reflections in the Glass
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 May 1997; (p. 11s)
— Review of Glass After Glass : Autobiographical Reflections 1997 single work autobiography -
An Unconventional Life in Art Revealed Through a Glass Darkly
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 25 May 1997; (p. 7)
— Review of Glass After Glass : Autobiographical Reflections 1997 single work autobiography -
Seeing in the Dark
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 May 1997; (p. rev 9)
— Review of Glass After Glass : Autobiographical Reflections 1997 single work autobiography -
Barrett Reid : A Charismatic Chameleon
2011
single work
biography
— Appears in: The La Trobe Journal , May no. 87 2011; (p. 136-148) -
Blackman's Art of Glass
1997
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19 April 1997; (p. 9s) -
Portraits of a Lady
1997
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 26-27 April 1997; (p. 18-22) -
Stories Reflect the Life of a Colourful Character
1997
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 8 May 1997; (p. 5) -
Barbara Faces Up to a Life of Art
1997
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 17 May 1997; (p. 30)
Awards
- 1998 shortlisted Kibble Literary Awards — Nita Kibble Literary Award
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