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Notebooks

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Betty Churcher

Join Betty Churcher on a personal tour of her most beloved works, including masterpieces by Rembrandt, Goya, Manet, Velázquez, Courbet, Vermeer and Cézanne.

Opinion

“Notebooks is a rewarding memoir: a careful calibration of beautifully reproduced art works … few are equipped to provide such distilled observations.”
Patricia Anderson
Weekend Australian
23/4/2011

“Churcher writes with clarity and humility as she leads the reader to discover intimate details of the paintings and experience their exquisite beauty. “
Frank Nolan
Ballarat Courier
21/4/11

About this Title

In this gorgeously illustrated book, join Betty Churcher on a personal tour of her most beloved works, including masterpieces by Rembrandt, Goya, Manet, Velázquez, Courbet, Vermeer and Cézanne.

About the Author

Betty Churcher is a graduate of the Royal College of Art, London, and holds an MA from the Courtauld Institute of Art. She was Director of the Art Gallery of Western Australia from 1987 to 1990 and Director of the National Gallery of Australia from 1990 to 1997. The author of several acclaimed books, including The Art of War, Understanding Art and Molvig: The Lost Antipodean. Betty has also been an art critic for the Australian and wrote and presented several television series on art including Take Five and Hidden Treasures. She holds an Order of Australia and is an Officer of the Order of Australia.

Reviews

‘Who could fail to be moved by Betty Churcher's determination to defy her failing eyesight by sketching the great works of art that had mesmerized her since childhood?’ (JANE SULLIVAN, THE SATURDAY AGE, 22/10/2011) Read full review

‘In this beautiful publication, Betty Churcher shares her personal journey through some of the most intriguing and important masterpieces of painting in the history of Western art. It is a delight to hold, to read, and, most importantly, to look at.’ (ALAN DODGE, AUSTRALIAN BOOK REVIEW, 01/06/2011) Read full review

‘This is a beautiful coffee table book that will appeal to lovers of art, history and travel.’ (ANDRE HANKE, AUSTRALIAN BOOKSELLER & PUBLISHER, 01/03/2011) Read full review

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