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- 1978 (Creation)
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1 vol. (217 leaves), and 2 photographs and two laminaed pages ; ill. ;
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Donald Stuart Leslie Friend was born in Moree, NSW, in 1915. He studied art in Sydney 1933-1934 and in London 1935-1936; then spent two years (1938-1940) painting in Nigeria. He served with the AIF as a Gunner and as an official war artist during World War II in Labuan, Borneo and Morolai. After the war he studied and painted in Italy, Ceylon, and in the Islands of North Australia. He returned to live in Ceylon from 1957 to 1962. From 1967 until 1982 he lived in Sanur, Bali. The cultural experience of these various geographical regions reflects strongly in both his painting and writing.
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Bound 1978 Bank Dagang Negara appointment diary from Indonesia with some appointments and annotations. Also contains studies and sketches for 'Return of the prodigal' (also known as 'Adam-Ayam Kesayangan, Vol. 3') and sketches for a projected series of books based on biblical themes in an Australian setting. Includes two laminated sheets headed The Story of Jonah, and two colour photographs showing possible cover illustrations. At head of
Approximately 50 leaves have sketches or text by Donald Friend.
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- English
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- Friend, Donald, 1915-1989 (Subject)
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Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.