Patrick McCaughey Patrick McCaughey i(A16126 works by) (a.k.a. Arnold Patrick McCaughey)
Born: Established: 1943 Belfast,
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Northern Ireland,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Male
Expatriate assertion Arrived in Australia: 1953 Departed from Australia: ca. 1988
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1 Berlin : the Burden of the Past Patrick McCaughey , 2020 single work prose
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 79 no. 1 2020;

'When I told a cultivated London friend that we were planning to go to Berlin in the autumn, he was delighted, told me the Gemäldegalerie was a remarkable collection with hardly anyone there and that he and his wife go as willingly to Berlin as they once went to Paris. Most artists look to Berlin as the place they need to know. Nothing and nobody beats the beauty and splendour of Paris, nor its food, but Berlin’s diversity and accessibility make it a no-frills, no-fuss pleasure. From Bitburger Lager to Augustiner, the beer lives up to its reputation. We made a logistical mistake and took the train from Amsterdam. I wanted to look at the landscape of the northern tier of Europe. You don’t see much of interest and it’s dark by four o’clock.'  (Introduction)

1 Anvil and Axle : A Collection of Essays by Barry Hill Patrick McCaughey , 2018 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 401 2018; (p. 12-13)

'Barry Hill’s collection of essays from the last four decades is commanding and impressive. Few could match his range of subjects: from Tagore to John Berger, Lucian Freud to Christina Stead – all, for the most part, carried off with aplomb. He catches the ‘raw’ edge of Freud’s studio – ‘worksite’ as Hill calls it – ‘the sea of bare boards that rise into so many paintings, the tatty chair, the piles of used rags on the floor and up the walls, the soiled flotsam of a painter’s toil, tossed aside like offal in an abattoir’. He characterises so well ‘the ambiguous aura of melancholy’ in Freud’s figures, with their paradoxical mixture of ‘implacable vigour’ and ‘their listlessness’, the latter the product of the exhaustion of the models compelled to pose for extended periods.' (Introduction)

1 The Rancor of Robert Hughes Patrick McCaughey , 2016 single work biography
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 75 no. 3 2016; (p. 24-31)
'Robert Hughes was charming to meet. A robust conversationalist, he was witty, wide ranging and courteous. In my experience he never tried to dominate even when he was the dominant personality at the table. We met over the years accidentally and casually - good acquaintances rather than friends. The more successful he became professionally, the more likeable he was as a man. You could not ask for a better companion at lunch or dinner. His eye-popping, outsize TV personality was held in abeyance in personal encounters.' (Introduction 24)
1 Arts Highlights of the Year Robyn Archer , Ben Brooker , Tim Byrne , Lee Christofis , Alison Croggon , Brett Dean , Ian Dickson , Julie Ewington , Morag Fraser , Andrew Fuhrmann , Colin Golvan , Fiona Gruber , Patrick McCaughey , Brian McFarlane , Primrose Potter , John Rickard , Peter Rose , Dina Ross , Michael Shmith , Doug Wallen , Terri-Ann White , Kim Williams , Jake Wilson , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 376 2015; (p. 36-42)
'To highlight Australian Book Review's arts coverage and to celebrate some of the year's memorable concerts, operas, films, ballets, plays, and exhibitions, we invited a group of critics and arts professionals to nominate their favourites – and to nominate one production they are looking forward to in 2016. (We indicate which works were reviewed in Arts Update.)' (36)
1 Captain Olsen : A Revelatory Biography of John Olsen Patrick McCaughey , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 369 2015; (p. 44-45)

— Review of John Olsen : An Artist's Life Darleen Bungey , 2014 single work biography
1 A Poet Among the Painters Patrick McCaughey , 2014 single work biography
— Appears in: Travelling Without Gods : A Chris Wallace-Crabbe Companion 2014; (p. 47-58)
1 Under This Red Rock : An Uluru Journal Patrick McCaughey , 2014 single work diary
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 73 no. 2 2014; (p. 166-174)
1 Books of the Year Dennis Altman , James Ley , Geoffrey Lehmann , John Kinsella , Paul Kane , Lisa Gorton , Kerryn Goldsworthy , Andrea Goldsmith , Judith Beveridge , Don Anderson , John Tranter , Jane Sullivan , Peter Stothard , Brenda Niall , Alex Miller , Brian McFarlane , David McCooey , Patrick McCaughey , Chris Wallace-Crabbe , Tony Birch , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2012 - January 2013 no. 347 2012; (p. 31-32, 34-37)
Australian writers and reviewers each nominate their best books of 2012. Some of the books listed are by Australian writers.
1 Books of the Year Patrick Allington , Judith Beveridge , Carmel Bird , Geoffrey Blainey , Alison Broinowski , Sophie Cunningham , Ian Donaldson , Gillian Dooley , Andrea Goldsmith , Kerryn Goldsworthy , Rodney Hall , Paul Hetherington , Gail Jones , Jacqueline Kent , John Kinsella , James Ley , Patrick McCaughey , Brian McFarlane , Michael Morley , Brenda Niall , John Rickard , John Tranter , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2011-January 2012 no. 337 2011; (p. 27-31)
Australian writers and reviewers each nominate their best books of 2011. Some of the books listed are by Australian writers.
1 Best Books of the Year Patrick Allington , Dennis Altman , Don Anderson , Carmel Bird , Nicholas Birns , Alison Broinowski , Jo Case , Glyn Davis , Gillian Dooley , Andrea Goldsmith , Lisa Gorton , Rodney Hall , Kate Holden , Jacqueline Kent , James Ley , Patrick McCaughey , Brian McFarlane , Brenda Niall , Peter Pierce , Angus Trumble , Geordie Williamson , Thuy On , Stephanie Owen Reeder , Mike Shuttleworth , Ruth Starke , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2010 - January 2011 no. 327 2010; (p. 38-43)
Australian writers and reviewers each nominate their best books of 2010. Some of the books listed are by Australian writers.
1 Donald the Diarist Patrick McCaughey , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 326 2010; (p. 24, 26)

— Review of The Donald Friend Diaries : Chronicles and Confessions of an Australian Artist Donald Friend , 2010 selected work diary
1 Best Books of the Year Patrick Allington , Dennis Altman , Judith Armstrong , Nicholas Birns , James Bradley , Peter Craven , Morag Fraser , Andrea Goldsmith , Anna Goldsworthy , Lisa Gorton , Bridget Griffen-Foley , Paul Hetherington , Jacqueline Kent , John Kinsella , James Ley , Patrick McCaughey , Brian McFarlane , Peter Mares , David Marr , Brenda Niall , Peter Pierce , Geordie Williamson , Maya Linden , Pam Macintyre , Agnes Nieuwenhuizen , Stephanie Owen Reeder , Mike Shuttleworth , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2009 - January 2010 no. 317 2009; (p. 20-25)
Australian writers and reviewers each nominate their best books of 2009. Some of the books listed are by Australian writers.
1 Capon's Gallimaufry Patrick McCaughey , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 316 2009; (p. 29-30)

— Review of I Blame Duchamp : My Life's Adventures in Art Edmund Capon , 2009 single work autobiography
1 Best Books of the Year Judith Armstrong , Judith Beveridge , Geoffrey Blainey , Neal Blewett , James Bradley , Ian Britain , Alison Broinowski , Glyn Davis , Ian Donaldson , Delia Falconer , Morag Fraser , Anna Goldsworthy , Fiona Gruber , Nicholas Jose , Beverley Kingston , James Ley , Patrick McCaughey , Brian McFarlane , Peter Pierce , Dorothy Porter , Angus Trumble , Geordie Williamson , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 307 2008; (p. 21-25)
Australian writers and reviewers each nominate their best books of 2008. Some of the books listed are by Australian writers.
1 1 Radical Innocent Squared the Circle Patrick McCaughey , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , May vol. 3 no. 4 2008; (p. 18-19)

— Review of A Quest for Enlightenment : The Art of Roger Kemp Christopher Heathcote , 2007 single work biography
1 Familiar Compound Ghosts Patrick McCaughey , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , November no. 29 2007; (p. 58-61)

— Review of Nolan on Nolan : Sidney Nolan in His Own Words Sidney Nolan , 2007 selected work poetry correspondence diary prose interview ; Arthur Boyd : A Life Darleen Bungey , 2007 single work biography
1 A Self in Revolt Patrick McCaughey , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 27 October no. 5404 2006; (p. 11)

— Review of Things I Didn't Know : A Memoir Robert Hughes , 2006 single work autobiography
1 Best Books of the Year Dennis Altman , Judith Beveridge , Neal Blewett , Pamela Bone , Paul Brunton , John Button , Peter Craven , Ian Donaldson , Morag Fraser , Kerryn Goldsworthy , Lisa Gorton , Bridget Griffen-Foley , Barry Jones , Gail Jones , Nicholas Jose , James Ley , Patrick McCaughey , David McCooey , Brian Matthews , Brenda Niall , Peter Porter , Michael Shmith , Maria Takolander , Angus Trumble , Chris Wallace-Crabbe , Geordie Williamson , 2006-2007 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 287 2006-2007; (p. 25-29)
Reviewers for Australian Book Review each nominate their best books of 2005. Some of the books listed are by Australian writers.
1 4 y separately published work icon Bert and Ned : The Correspondence of Albert Tucker and Sidney Nolan Albert Tucker , Sidney Nolan , Patrick McCaughey (editor), Carlton : Melbourne University Publishing , 2006 Z1324248 2006 selected work correspondence
1 Dematerialising MoMA Patrick McCaughey , 2005 single work essay
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 64 no. 1-2 2005; (p. 122-129)
Editor's note: Patrick McCaughey weighs the successes and shortcomings of the revamped Museum of Modern Art.
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