Alleged art thief misses court May 10, 2008
The stolen paintings, also including notable works by artists such as John Glover, Norman Lindsay and Winslow Homer, were recovered in a Gold Coast garage several months later. Although police believe it is a fake, owner John Opit maintains the painting Son in a High Chair is the work of French impressionist Paul Cezanne and says he hopes to sell the painting soon. (Sydney Morning Herald)
The Bulletin had 'em all talking Jan 26, 2008
Artists like Norman Lindsay also owed a debt to the magazine ... Norman Lindsay dubbed him "an omnipotent maker and breaker of reputations". (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Slice of Australian history ends with last 'Bulletin' Jan 25, 2008
Cartoons were contributed by artists of the calibre of Norman Lindsay. Even as it struggled to stay afloat in recent times, the magazine continued to break major political and business stories, often setting the weekly news agenda. (Independent)
A voice that bellowed, cajoled and caressed Jan 24, 2008
Henry Lawson, Banjo Paterson, Steel Rudd, Barbara Baynton and Norman Lindsay were just some of the writers and cartoonists to grace the magazine. The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature described The Bulletin as initially economically and racially isolationist, and politically and culturally anti-British. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Hart's son looks good on paper Dec 18, 2007
The new space will be more about Pro and less about the works of the many other artists - such as Brett Whiteley, Arthur Boyd, Norman Lindsay and William Dobell - that he collected over 50 years and have dominated the gallery until now. "When [people] come to Broken Hill, they want to see Pro, his art, his life," John says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Spotted in Kensington: an important Rover Oct 27, 2007
These are not the delicate nudes of Janet Cumbrae Stewart, or the curvaceous caricatures so well endowed by Norman Lindsay, or even the provocative figure studies of Ivor Hele. They hail from the dark side of the human condition. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
On the street, it's a competitive frenzy Jul 14, 2007
However, his shop's guitars, a Harley-Davidson trike and Norman Lindsay prints speak to the heartache walking through his door. Plenty of easy credit is just around the corner. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Autobiography of my Mother Jun 19, 2007
Norman Lindsay became Margaret Coen's great friend and artistic mentor for many years ... Meg Stewart has added a chapter in her own voice explaining what she had never known while her mother was alive: Margaret Coen and Norman Lindsay had been lovers ... However the affair was resolved, Norman Lindsay remained a beloved friend of Coen's until the end of his life. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Chapter of city's history goes up for grabs Jun 2, 2007
The remaining books range from beautiful leather-bound classics to signed collections of Norman Lindsay drawings and obscure literature such as the Hon John Mildred Creed's My Recollections and the Australian Women's Complete Household Guide, which includes a recipe for cream horns. Jonathan Higgs says his mother's specialty was martial arts manuals, on which she became quite an expert. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Matters of Faith Apr 8, 2007
South Anchorage Assembly, 12101 Brayton Drive, will serve a 9 a.m. breakfast followed by 10 a.m. adult worship with Norman Lindsay. The children's church will be followed by an egg hunt with prizes. (Anchorage Daily News)
History of a nation on paper Mar 27, 2007
The list of artists represented is a who's who of Australian art over two centuries - among them John Lewin, Conrad Martens, Margaret Preston, Thea Proctor, Norman Lindsay, Tom Roberts, John Brack and John Olsen. And the subject matter is similarly eclectic, from exquisite colonial vistas, portraits, fauna and flora to modern political posters by Redback Graphix. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Get ready for the battle of the Whiteleys Feb 24, 2007
A Norman Lindsay watercolour made $23,000 and a Robert Dickerson pastel study made $13,800. The framed Blackman screenprints fetched between $3450 and $6900 while a number of small David Boyd etchings produced for Amadio's book on the artist Reconciliation - An Australian Odyssey, realised up to $1185. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Barry Otto's busting to talk Jan 26, 2007
" Although he is best known as an actor, Otto is also an accomplished painter. He paints almost daily - he painted a portrait of Miranda for the 2000 Archibald Prize - and is preparing a series of nudes for the Sydney opening in April of his first exhibition in 16 years. His ability as a painter was recognised as a teenager when his godmother and mentor, impressed by how he'd copied a Norman Lindsay work in her house, encouraged him to attend art school. He worked for several years as a fashion... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Thoroughly Modern Sydney Jun 26, 2006
Norman Lindsay emulates a character in a Gustave Flaubert novel. Dee Why is a popular spot for a holiday cottage. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Will Dyson: Australia's Radical Genius May 15, 2006
Will's older brother, Ted, was a highly successful man of letters; Will's best friend, Norman Lindsay, went on to be one of the great all-rounders - and notorieties - in Australian cultural life. It may be an indictment of this country that we have exhibited a marked preference for Lindsay's pictures of busty nymphs and leering pirates, over Dyson's powerful political commentary. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
