Joy HESTER<br/>
<em>Pauline McCarthy</em> (1945) <!-- (recto) --><br />

oil on cardboard<br />
45.7 x 26.0 cm<br />
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br />
June Sherwood Bequest, 2021<br />
2021.275<br />
© Joy Hester Estate/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
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New to the NGV: Joy Hester

Wed 3 Nov 21, 2pm

Joy HESTER<br/> <em>Pauline McCarthy</em> (1945) <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on cardboard<br /> 45.7 x 26.0 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> June Sherwood Bequest, 2021<br /> 2021.275<br /> © Joy Hester Estate/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia <!--147406-->
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Be the first to know about new artworks joining the NGV Collection and hear some of the stories they connect with across time and place. In this session we look at a captivating 1945 oil painting by Joy Hester depicting Fitzroy bookshop owner Pauline McCarthy.

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Sophie Gerhard, Assistant Curator, Australian Painting, Sculpture And Decorative Arts to 1980.
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