Biographical details of Graham de Gruchy, 1974

This series includes correspondence, research material, drafts of unpublished and published works, and presentation papers. It is organised into three files.

Photographs, negatives and slides taken by de Gruchy, mostly of Brisbane.

Correspondents include Gregory Alcock, Peter Atkins and Dana Atkins, Lincoln Austin, Bart [?], Peter Besley, Leonard, Brown, A M Brustead, Chris Capper, Milton Cater, Elizabeth W Colton, Greg Colwill, Arthur Creedy, Mary Creedy (nee Fraser), Malcolm Enright, Joe Felber, Jill Godfrey, Kathryn Gow, Brother Gregory of the St Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, Jon Haigh, Nigel Hall, Miles Hall, Rosemary Heritage, Margaret Hockey, Martyn Hope, Warwick Hunter, Ian [Friend?], Leonie Sue Johnson, Kevin King, Ildiko Kovacs, James Lecesne, Dalky L’Estrange, Carlson Loke, Rick Loveridge, lan Matthews, John McPhee, Jacques Montredon and Denise Montredon Dromard, Bernadette O’Shea, Sean Phillips, Gwyn Pigott (Gwyn Hanssen Pigott), Diana Post, Luke Roberts, Etienne Roy, Elvis Seman, Brendan Smith, Madonna Staunton, Margaret Summerville, Lida Zannier.

Four diaries mostly used while travelling.

Two notebooks with handwritten lists of works created by Leonard Brown. The second notebook also has diary entries from 24 May 1990.

Comprises five typescripts by Leonard Brown:
Antipodes, An opera for the Australian Bi-Centenary typescript, [1987?] 30pp. Accompanied by letter from Carl Vine
Notes for an Exhibition. Love Lift paintings. 1999 – 2000.
Ikonodule: one who serves and venerates images, 9p
[The Cross], 2p
[When I am not painting, I draw], 2p

Exhibition invitations and catalogues. Gallery invitations include: Ray Hughes Gallery exhibiting Ken Whisson (1983); Garry Anderson Gallery exhibiting Peter Booth (1987), Agnes Martin (1987), Maningrida (1988), Billy Yalwanga (1988), Leonard Brown (1987, 1988), A private collection [of] Australian, British and Japanese works of art (1988), Andrew Taylor (1989), Noel McKenna (1988), Peter Atkins (1988), Australian photograph 1928-1988 (1988), Allan Mitelman (1988, 1989), Gordon Walters (1989), Paul Partos (1987), Terry Ngamandarra (1990), Tribal art from the collection of Mr Peter Halinan (1991), Nigel Hall (1990), Jack Wunuwun (1990), Joe Felber (1989), Madonna Staunton (1988), Peter Elliston (1989), Rosemary Madigan (1989), Richard Thomas (1990), Noel McKenna (1989), Patsy Hely (1988) Osmosis (1990); Baldacci-Daverio GAllery exhibiting 'Nature Morte de Chirico de Pisis Gnoli Manzoni Morandi' ; Andrew Baker Art Dealer exhibiting Leonard Brown (2011); Sean Phillips Patternpoems; Doggett Street Studio exhibiting Lance Litchfield (1995), Brendan Smith (1995, 1997), Nick Cominos (1995, 1999, 2000), Stephen Mok (1998); Niagara Galleries exhibition Leonard Brown (1986); Christine Abrahams Gallery exhibiting Robert Klippel (1988). Catalogues are from the Charles Nodrum Gallery exhbiting 'Abstraction 11' (2012); and Redcliffe City Art Gallery exhibiting '15 Artists' (2013).

Reviews about the art work of Leonard Brown and other artists. Comprises: Grishin, Sasha, ‘Originality in the icons of Leonard Brown’, nd, typescript, 2p; and McDonald, Ewen, ‘Contemporanea: Letter from Sydney’, 1989, typescript, 4p.

Album 1 contains 540 slides and has two sections, each section preceeded by documents. Album 2 contains proof sheets, exhibition notes and negatives.