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Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 Daniel Thomas Recent Past : Writing Australian Art
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… over the course of half a century, Daniel has asked and answered the questions that no one else has thought of. Originality, curiosity, generosity and intellectual precision have always been at the heart of his work. Andrew Sayers, former director of the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra

'No one knows more about Australian art than Daniel Thomas. Over the past sixty years, he has shaped Australian art history, championing women artists such as Grace Cossington Smith and extending the appreciation of art beyond museum walls to include performance and environmental art. Daniel’s exhibitions and purchases – as the first museum professional at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, inaugural curator of Australian art at the National Gallery in Canberra, and director of the Art Gallery of South Australia – have defined our national canon of art.

'Covering the period from 1958 to 2020, Recent past: writing Australian art is the first anthology of Thomas’s writings and presents an overview of Australian art, at once authoritative and idiosyncratic, bringing alive both old and new art.

'Daniel life’s work has been to make art more widely understood and enjoyed. Yet most of his writings have appeared in specialist publications which are often now difficult to source. This book celebrates Daniel’s contribution to Australian art and will introduce his writings to new generations of art enthusiasts.' (Publication summary)
 

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Works about this Work

Visual Literacy Finds an Enriching Scribe Christopher Allen , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2 January 2021; (p. 10)

— Review of Daniel Thomas Recent Past : Writing Australian Art Daniel Thomas , 2020 selected work essay
‘Wild Enchantment’ : How Daniel Thomas’s Writings Conveyed the Joy of Art to Australians Joanna Mendelssohn , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 10 December 2020;

— Review of Daniel Thomas Recent Past : Writing Australian Art Daniel Thomas , 2020 selected work essay

'In 1958, when the young Daniel Thomas was first appointed at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the word “curator” was not in the Public Service Board lexicon. He felt his official title of “professional assistant” was inaccurate so he signed his letters “curatorial assistant”.' (Introduction)

‘Wild Enchantment’ : How Daniel Thomas’s Writings Conveyed the Joy of Art to Australians Joanna Mendelssohn , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 10 December 2020;

— Review of Daniel Thomas Recent Past : Writing Australian Art Daniel Thomas , 2020 selected work essay

'In 1958, when the young Daniel Thomas was first appointed at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the word “curator” was not in the Public Service Board lexicon. He felt his official title of “professional assistant” was inaccurate so he signed his letters “curatorial assistant”.' (Introduction)

Visual Literacy Finds an Enriching Scribe Christopher Allen , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2 January 2021; (p. 10)

— Review of Daniel Thomas Recent Past : Writing Australian Art Daniel Thomas , 2020 selected work essay
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