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Read • Charles Blackman’s Queensland
The time Charles Blackman (12 August 1928-2018) spent in Queensland was central to his development as one of the most important Australian artists of … -
Read • Stradbroke ferry, a reminder of Charles Blackman’s time in Brisbane
The time Charles Blackman (12 August 1928-2018) spent in Queensland was central to his development as one of the most important Australian artists of … -
Read • Beneath Charles Blackman’s Alice in Wonderland
We take you on a journey of discovery beneath the paint surface of The Blue Alice 1956-57, uncover previously hidden details, and look at … -
Read • Fairy Tales: There’s no place like home
Fairy tales of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries took a new focus on ‘home’ as a place of relative stability. Protagonists such as Alice in … -
Read • Fairy Tales: Remixed & Remade
The ‘Fairy Tales’ exhibition at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) until 28 April 2024 assembles the work of contemporary artists, designers and filmmakers … -
Read • Inquiring minds: Conserving a Collection
The QAGOMA Foundation assists with Gallery conservation activities such as supporting complex treatments, technical art history studies, innovative research and analysis that frequently leads to … -
Read • Vale: Charles Blackman
The recent passing of Charles Blackman at 90 (1928 – 20 August 2018) allows us to reflect on what a significant figure in Australian art he … -
Read • Expressive lines: Two drawings by Charles Blackman
Significant funds raised during the QAGOMA Foundation’s Annual Dinner in 2014 enabled conservators to examine some of Charles Blackman’s works on paper. Two … -
Read • Charles Blackman and Brisbane’s young artists and writers
Charles Blackman while in Brisbane in early 1948 met the young artists of the Miya Studio, including Laurence Hope, Don Savage, and Laurence Collinson, and … -
Read • The lure of Brisbane’s sun on Charles Blackman
Over several years spent in Queensland, Charles Blackman was nurtured by a series of relationships and profound connections to place, and these inspired some of … -
Read • Charles Blackman’s connection to Brisbane
After resigning from journalism cadetship at the Sydney Sun, Charles Blackman (12 August 1928-2018) hitchhiked to Brisbane in early 1948 for his first visit … -
Read • Charles Blackman surrounded by flowers and a white rabbit
This portrait of Charles Blackman (1928-2018) by Jon Molvig (1923-70) alludes both to the friendship between Molvig and Blackman and to Blackman’s … -
Read • Lyrical Lines: Examining two Drawings by Charles Blackman
The preparation of artworks by Gallery Conservators for the exhibition ‘Lure of the Sun: Charles Blackman in Queensland‘ offered an opportunity to observe Blackman’s … -
Read • Charles Blackman’s ‘The Blue Alice’
In 1956, Barbara Blackman brought home a talking book machine and one of the first books the Blackmans ‘read’ was Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s … -
Read • Turning the pages of Charles Blackman’s sketchbook
Sketchbooks have long been used by artists to jot down ideas, contemplate on particular moments and note creative reflections. They are a personal record of … -
Read • The ‘Lure of the Sun’ on Charles Blackman
The time Charles Blackman spent in Queensland in the 1950s, late 1960s and the 1980s — and the friendships he made there — were central to his … -
Read • Charles Blackman’s time in the Queensland sun
Brisbane’s influence on the art of Charles Blackman, one of Australia’s most important artists, will be explored in our new exhibition from 7 …