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[Portrait of Morris West], 1985 / oil painting by Judy Cassab
[Portrait of Morris West], 1985 / oil painting by Judy Cassab
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1985
Call Numbers
ML 1498
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Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
1 painting - visible image 116 x 95 cm., in frame 132 x 100 cm - oil on canvas
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright - Life of creator plus 70 years
Copyright holder : Estate of Judy Cassab
Rights and Restrictions Information : All commercial use of works by Judy Cassab should be referred to the copyright collecting agency - VISCOPY.
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Estate of Judy Cassab
Physical Access Conditions
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Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
This portrait is an oil on canvas of an earlier prepartory sketch which shows Australian novelist Morris West seated at his desk with books open and placed around him.
Alternative Titles
Full title
[Portrait of Morris West], 1985 / oil painting by Judy Cassab
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Signed and dated lower right corner 'Cassab '85'
Object History
Previously owned by the family of Morris West
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Melanie Bryan, June 2017
Administrative / Biographical history
Judy Cassab and Morris West were close friends, with West once describing her as "the portraitist without malice". The portrait was used for the cover of his autobiographical work 'A View from the Ridge', published by Harper Collins in 1996.
References:
Library correspondence file
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
ML 1498
Record Identifier
n7oXqxgn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n7oXqxgn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
1009064
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