May 24th, 2010
In Dialogue with the Muse of Art History: Brett Whiteley
Tags/ Posted by Tony ThomasHow the Muses have treated us. They: Sing of rage, then ragers. Sing of weapons, then men.continue reading this poem
Brett Whiteley was born in April 1939, a few months before the outbreak of WWII. Like Ginger Meggs, Brett had a mop of red hair and was a bit of a tearaway, but unlike the comic book hero was no Aussie battler, coming from a comfortable middle class background on Sydney’s north shore. He had a precocious talent for drawing, winning an art prize at the age of seven, the first of many that came early in his career.
