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The Art of Rosaleen Norton
by Rosaleen Norton and Gavin Greenlees
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- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/fine
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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
Sydney: Walter Glover, 1982. Facsimile reprint of the 1952 first edition. Near fine/fine. Hardcover : 80pp. : 4 Colour and numerous b&w illustrations : navy blue canvas covers with gilt title on top board and spine : illustrated dust jacket : illustration repeated on endpapers : introduction to second edition by Nevill Drury,
Minor spotting to edges of text block. Rosaleen Norton (1917-1979) was born in Dunedin, New Zealand and came to Sydney, Australia with her family at the age of eight. Unconventional from an early age, she began drawing from the age of three, and a childhood appreciation of nature (she had a pet spider called Horatio amongst other creatures) elaborated as an adult into pantheist religious beliefs and richly pagan ideology.
Openly declaring herself wiccan at a time when witchcraft was still illegal her artwork caused a storm of controversy in the straitlaced Australia of 1952. This is when Walter Glover first published The Art of Rosaleen Norton with poems by Gavin Greenlees. Greenlees was already a relatively well known young poet when he and Rosaleen met in the late 1940s. They became lovers, but Greenlees was afflicted with mental health challenges and eventually institutionalised.
Norton became reclusive in later years, avoiding media attention. After her death in 1979 Walter Glover secured the rights to re-release the book that had bankrupted him thirty years previously.
Minor spotting to edges of text block. Rosaleen Norton (1917-1979) was born in Dunedin, New Zealand and came to Sydney, Australia with her family at the age of eight. Unconventional from an early age, she began drawing from the age of three, and a childhood appreciation of nature (she had a pet spider called Horatio amongst other creatures) elaborated as an adult into pantheist religious beliefs and richly pagan ideology.
Openly declaring herself wiccan at a time when witchcraft was still illegal her artwork caused a storm of controversy in the straitlaced Australia of 1952. This is when Walter Glover first published The Art of Rosaleen Norton with poems by Gavin Greenlees. Greenlees was already a relatively well known young poet when he and Rosaleen met in the late 1940s. They became lovers, but Greenlees was afflicted with mental health challenges and eventually institutionalised.
Norton became reclusive in later years, avoiding media attention. After her death in 1979 Walter Glover secured the rights to re-release the book that had bankrupted him thirty years previously.
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- Bookseller
- Archives Fine Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14683
- Title
- The Art of Rosaleen Norton
- Author
- Rosaleen Norton and Gavin Greenlees
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Facsimile reprint of the 1952 first edition
- Publisher
- Walter Glover
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- Art, Drawing, Facsimile, Painting, Wicca
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Archives Fine Books has been serving readers, collectors and institutions since 1985. Located in a heritage listed building in the heart of Brisbane's business district, it boasts a large inventory of fine second hand, collectible and rare books.
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