Charles and Barbara Blackman exhibition catalogue and patronage perpetuate inequalities

and patronage perpetuate inequalities

In About Face

This publication delves into Mitchell’s commitment to abstraction

240 x 340 mm

urban regeneration

Charles and Barbara Blackman exhibition catalogue and patronage perpetuate inequalitiesWhen Christabel Blackmans mother turned ninety, they celebrated by sifting through Barbaras old documents: diaries, photos, manuscripts and a fragile old folder, tied with a ribbon. This held letters from a love long past between Christabels parents. It was a portal into a decade of art and love between Charles and Barbara Blackman. Set against the burgeoning cultural art scene of 1950s Melbourne, among the soon to become legendary artists of the