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'Nora Heysen grew up at The Cedars near the Adelaide Hills town of Hahndorf, and was deeply influenced by her father, Hans Heysen. Nora Heysen: Light and life explores a notable career spanning seven decades, during which the artist painted some of Australia's most outstanding self-portraits, became the country's first female war artist, and was the first woman to win the prestigious Archibald Prize.
'Curator and author Jane Hylton has written extensively on Australian art and has curated numerous exhibitions. In 2000 she left the position of Curator of Australian Art at the Art Gallery of South Australia to become a freelance consultant.' (Publication summary)
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2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Reviews in Australian Studies , vol. 4 no. 2 2010;
— Review of Nora Heysen : Light and Life 2009 single work biography
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Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Reviews in Australian Studies , vol. 4 no. 2 2010;
— Review of Nora Heysen : Light and Life 2009 single work biography
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