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The bright shapes and the true names : a memoir
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The bright shapes and the true names : a memoir

by Patrick McCaughey

This memoir details a prominent career in the Australian art world, from writing art criticism for The Age to directing the National Gallery of Victoria. It explores three decades of cultural development, including the notorious theft of Picasso's Weeping Woman.

Accession 22377 ISBN 1877008710 Publisher Text Publishing
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