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'May Gibbs became one of Australia's most well-known and loved illustrators. Her gum-nut babies have been adored by generations of children. For the first time her early life and artistic career are explored in detail. She travelled to England in a quest to develop as an artist and became an early supporter of the suffragettes. Her early paintings of wildflowers led her to discover the limitations of being a woman artist and she discovered that working hard to develop a sustaining commercial career in art was not going to be easy. One of the few women to become a commercial success, she did so by turning to fantasy and children's illustration. This is a fascinating illustrated biography of a talented artist, complete with beautiful reproductions of May Gibbs' work throughout.' (From the publisher's website.)
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May Gibbs : More Than A Fairy Tale : Review
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 30 April 2016; (p. 37)
— Review of May Gibbs : More Than a Fairy Tale : An Artistic Life 2011 single work biography -
A World of Creativity beyond the Gumnuts
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9-10 April 2016; (p. 22)
— Review of May Gibbs : More Than a Fairy Tale : An Artistic Life 2011 single work biography -
Review : May Gibbs More Than a Fairy Tale : An Artistic Life
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , August 2014;
— Review of May Gibbs : More Than a Fairy Tale : An Artistic Life 2011 single work biography -
Tough Little Gumnut to Crack
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 January 2012; (p. 37)
— Review of May Gibbs : More Than a Fairy Tale : An Artistic Life 2011 single work biography -
Gumnut Babies Take a Back Seat to Whimsical Patriotism
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 January 2012; (p. 20)
— Review of May Gibbs : More Than a Fairy Tale : An Artistic Life 2011 single work biography
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Glories of Gibbs and Gumnuts
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 November 2011; (p. 28-29)
— Review of May Gibbs : More Than a Fairy Tale : An Artistic Life 2011 single work biography -
Off the Shelf : Biography
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 26 November 2011; (p. 30)
— Review of May Gibbs : More Than a Fairy Tale : An Artistic Life 2011 single work biography -
May Gibbs, More than a Fairytale : An Artistic Life
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 26 no. 5 2011; (p. 8)
— Review of May Gibbs : More Than a Fairy Tale : An Artistic Life 2011 single work biography -
Gumnut Babies Take a Back Seat to Whimsical Patriotism
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 January 2012; (p. 20)
— Review of May Gibbs : More Than a Fairy Tale : An Artistic Life 2011 single work biography -
Tough Little Gumnut to Crack
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 January 2012; (p. 37)
— Review of May Gibbs : More Than a Fairy Tale : An Artistic Life 2011 single work biography -
Interview with Robert Holden
Kerry White
(interviewer),
2011
single work
interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 26 no. 5 2011; (p. 9-11)
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- Perth, Western Australia,
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