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John Thompson John Thompson i(A16485 works by) (a.k.a. John Robert Thompson)
Born: Established: 1947 ;
Gender: Male
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1 2 y separately published work icon Ian Fairweather : A Life in Letters Ian Fairweather , Claire Roberts (editor), John Thompson (editor), Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2019 17064168 2019 selected work correspondence

'WHEN he died in 1974 after a long period of self-imposed austerity and improvisation on Bribie Island, Queensland, Ian Fairweather was at the apex of his fame. He had been called ‘our greatest painter’, and his works were keenly sought by galleries, collectors and artists.

'Born in 1891 in Scotland, Fairweather had lived a peripatetic life, forever seeking the right place to settle. He was a prodigious and idiosyncratic letter writer—wryly documenting for friends and family members his travels, his struggles with his painting and Chinese translations, and the changing conditions on Bribie, as well as commenting on literature and world affairs.

'In their selection Claire Roberts and John Thompson have created the definitive volume of Fairweather’s correspondence: the closest thing to an autobiography of one of Australia’s most important and enduring artists.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 Family Matters : A Masterly Scholar Turns to Family History John Thompson , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 372 2015; (p. 48-49)
— Review of Lost Relations : Fortunes of My Family in Australia's Golden Age Graeme Davison , 2015 single work biography
1 Servant of the Forest : Germain Greer's Cry for Country John Thompson , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 358 2014; (p. 25-26)
— Review of White Beech : The Rainforest Years Germaine Greer , 2013 single work autobiography
1 Masterly Hands John Thompson , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 343 2012; (p. 56-57)
— Review of Mr J W Lewin : Painter & Naturalist Richard Neville , 2012 single work biography
1 Follow Your Lusts! John Thompson , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 340 2012; (p. 20-21)
— Review of The Memoirs of a Young Bastard : The Diaries of Tim Burstall, November 1953 to December 1954 Tim Burstall , 2012 single work diary
1 Declaring an Interest John Thompson , 2011 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 335 2011; (p. 6) John Thompson argues that ABR, in publishing Paul Brunton's review of Eileen Chanin's Book Life: The Life and Times of David Scott Mitchell 1836-1907, should have ackowledged Brunton's association with the Mitchell collections of the State Library of New South Wales. Thompson says: 'I think readers of ABR should be alerted to any special interest which either colours a review or which adds substantial value both to commentary and to wider critical debate'.
1 Eureka! John Thompson , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 323 2010; (p. 54-55)
— Review of ONE Hundred : A Tribute to the Mitchell Library Richard Neville , Paul Brunton , 2010 selected work criticism
1 y separately published work icon Australian Voices : Glimpses of Our Pioneering Past through Diaries, Letters and Recollections from the First Fleet to the Great War Ariana Klepac (editor), John Thompson (editor), Millers Point : Pier 9 , 2010 Z1694827 2010 anthology extract correspondence diary prose 'Australian Voices presents a broad social history of colonial, predominantly European, Australian life, focusing on the ordinary and the every day, through the words of Australians of the time and a handful of visitors. This atmospheric anthology comprises letters and diary entries, memoirs and photographs.' (Trove record)
1 3 y separately published work icon Documents That Shaped Australia : Records of a Nation's Heritage John Thompson (editor), Sydney : Murdoch Books , 2010 Z1670283 2010 anthology prose (taught in 3 units) 'Spanning more than 400 years, from the first documented sighting of the Southern Cross in 1516 to the Rudd Government's national apology of 2008, this anthology presents in chronological form a richly varied spectrum of 100 historical documents that contribute to a broad understanding of some of the key moments in Australia's history.' (Trove)
1 Fanfrolico Days John Thompson , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2009 - January 2010 no. 317 2009; (p. 57-58)
— Review of The Fanfrolico Press : Satyrs, Fauns and Fine Books John Arnold , 2009 single work biography bibliography
1 Being Manning John Thompson , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 304 2008; (p. 7-8)
— Review of Ever, Manning: Selected Correspondence of Manning Clark, 1938-1991 Manning Clark , 2008 selected work correspondence
1 But Did it Happen? John Thompson , 2008 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 301 2008; (p. 4-5)
1 Hallowed Everest John Thompson , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 298 2008; (p. 50-51)
— Review of Magnificent Obsession : The Story of the Mitchell Library, Sydney Brian Hinton Fletcher , 2007 single work biography
1 'King Parrots in the Apple Tree' John Thompson , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 289 2007; (p. 65)
— Review of Letters Lifted into Poetry : Selected Correspondence between David Campbell and Douglas Stewart, 1946-1979 David Campbell , Douglas Stewart , 2006 selected work correspondence poetry
1 6 y separately published work icon The Patrician and the Bloke : Geoffrey Serle and the Making of Australian History John Thompson , Canberra : Pandanus Books , 2006 Z1318330 2006 single work biography
1 8 y separately published work icon Strike David Campbell , John Thompson (editor), Canberra : Pandanus Books , 2006 Z1249888 2006 single work novella war literature
1 Kissing Mrs Sachs John Thompson , 2005 single work essay
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 64 no. 4 2005; (p. 178-184)
1 Boss Man John Thompson , 2005-2006 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 277 2005-2006; (p. 51)
— Review of T. W. Edgeworth David : A Life : Geologist, Adventurer, Soldier and 'Knight in the Old Brown Hat' David Branagan , 2005 single work biography
1 Everything in the Garden John Thompson , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 64 no. 1-2 2005; (p. 216-223)
— Review of Green Pens : A Collection of Garden Writing 2004 anthology correspondence extract prose
1 Falling to Earth in Australia John Thompson , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 269 2005; (p. 30-31)
— Review of Tales of Two Hemispheres Peter Conrad , 2004 single work criticism
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