May Gibbs, mother of the gumnuts : her life and work
Walsh, Maureen, 1932-1985
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Walsh's biography traces May's whole life - from her birth into British middle class, through to her family's attempts to establish themselves as farmers in the harsh Australian outback, to adolescence in Perth, and art schools in England.
Main title:
May Gibbs, mother of the gumnuts : her life and work / by Maureen Walsh.
Author:
Imprint:
North Ryde : Angus & Robertson, 1985
Collation:
ix, 228 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 30 cm.
Contents:
Mother of the gumnutsThe Gibbs and Rogers familiesFailure at FranklinThe HarveyThe family in PerthEngland revisited --The illustratorRunning awayWe are the gumnut corpsGetting far too flashMarriedFurther adventuresA new publisherCartoonist adn columnistMrs KellyLean yearsBusiness as usualScotties, bears and a dande lionVery much aliveSpotlights on George and Mrs George and Kitty's anklesVery little small old bookPublished materialTitles of full-page plates
ISBN:
9780207151781 (hardback)
Dewey class:
AUST823.2 GIB
Local class:
AUST823.2
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
108065
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Reference | AUST823.2 GIB | Not for loan (Set: 08 Feb 2018) |