Lynn Davies, an academic research librarian and digital curator spent much of her career at the University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia. She has a particular interest in late-19th-century Australian social history, with an emphasis on little-known Tasmanians, and has written biographical articles, established a social history museum, and created art and optics digital archives. She has lived in Hobart, her and Derwent Lees’s birthplace, and Collioure, France, for the last 20 years.
Description
Preface; 1. A Colonial Boy: 1884–1905; 2. The Young Artist: 1905–1906: 3. Mentors and Masters: 1907–1908; 4. A New Beginning: 1908–1910; 5. Confidence in the Southern Light: 1910; 6. Of Mountains and Lakes: 1911; 7. Mastering Colour: 1912; 8. Reaching his Peak: 1913; 9. Marriage and South Again: 1913–1914; 10. Joy and Pain: 1914–1915; 11. The Decline: 1916-1918: 12. The Enclosed World: 1918-1928: 13. End and Aftermath: 1928-1967; Appendix; Landscape and Geolocation; References and Notes; Catalogue Raisonné; Acknowledgements; Image Credits; Index
Lynn Davies brings together the intimate details of Derwent Lees life and work, producing a compelling and authoritative narrative. Her thoughtful exploration of Lees travels, friendships, artist groups and collaborations provides a deeply considered appraisal of an important artist who is deserving of serious discussion. – Jarrod Rawlins, Director of Curatorial Affairs, Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart, Tasmania
An indispensable book. For the first time, we have a rigorously researched and definitive biography of Derwent Lees accompanied by a catalogue raisonné. Lynn Davies has prepared this book assiduously, correcting misinformation that has perpetuated since the artists death. – John Hoole, curator, writer and former Director of the Barbican Galleries, London