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Joy Hester and friends

by Deborah Hart

This volume traces the life and artistic career of Australian modernist Joy Hester, the only female artist in the Angry Penguin circle. It examines her drawings, from early student works to her later images of children and lovers, alongside her personal struggles.

Accession 16890 ISBN 0642541655 Publisher National Gallery of Australia
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