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Issue Details: First known date: 2024... 7 June 2024 of The Conversation est. 2011 The Conversation
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Friday Essay: Kangaroos and Kindred Spirits – D.H. Lawrence, Garry Shead and Catching the Flame of Creativity, Luke Johnson , single work essay

'In 1922, self-exiled English novelist D.H. Lawrence arrived on Australian shores with his German wife Frieda. Travelling by steamboat from Italy to New Mexico via Sri Lanka, the pair disembarked in Sydney to spend a bit of time rediscovering their land legs. Lawrence was already a well-known writer by this point, with works such as Sons and Lovers and The Rainbow having been published in the decade before. However, this is to say little of his and Frieda’s financial situation.'  (Introduction)

Laura Jones Wins the 2024 Archibald Prize with a Portrait of Tim Winton, Part of a Grand Artistic Tradition, Joanna Mendelssohn , single work column

'In awarding this year’s Archibald Prize to Laura Jones’ portrait of the writer Tim Winton, the Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales are doing what they do best: catapulting a relatively unknown artist to instant fame and possible fortune.' 

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