Modern Love
The lives of John and Sunday Reed
by Lesley Harding and Kendrah Morgan
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Pub Date Oct 01 2015 | Archive Date Feb 20 2017
Melbourne University Publishing | The Miegunyah Press
Description
A
stunning double biography that lifts the veil on the unconventional
marriage of modernist pioneers John and Sunday Reed, and their
relationships with some of Australia's most celebrated artists and
writers.
Much has been written about the lives and art of Heide, but finally the remaining members of the inner circle have entrusted the full story to be told through this intimate biography of John and Sunday Reed.
Part romance, part tragedy, Modern Love explores the complex lives of these champions of successive generations of Australian artists and writers, detailing their artistic endeavours and passionate personal entanglements.
It is a story of rebellion against their privileged backgrounds and of a bohemian existence marked by extraordinary achievements, intense heartbreak and enduring love. John and Sunday’s was a remarkable partnership that affected all those who crossed the threshold into Heide and which altered the course of art in Australia.
Lesley Harding and Kendrah Morgan are curators at Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne. They co-authored Sunday's Kitchen and Sunday's Garden.
Much has been written about the lives and art of Heide, but finally the remaining members of the inner circle have entrusted the full story to be told through this intimate biography of John and Sunday Reed.
Part romance, part tragedy, Modern Love explores the complex lives of these champions of successive generations of Australian artists and writers, detailing their artistic endeavours and passionate personal entanglements.
It is a story of rebellion against their privileged backgrounds and of a bohemian existence marked by extraordinary achievements, intense heartbreak and enduring love. John and Sunday’s was a remarkable partnership that affected all those who crossed the threshold into Heide and which altered the course of art in Australia.
Lesley Harding and Kendrah Morgan are curators at Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne. They co-authored Sunday's Kitchen and Sunday's Garden.
Advance Praise
"This book is like a dream, a dream to enrich us."—Mirka Mora
"An engrossing, highly informed portrait of a remarkable couple and their times."—Steven Carroll
"Here is one of Australia's great stories: one of immense achievement and loss in equal measure."—Richard Haese
"An engrossing, highly informed portrait of a remarkable couple and their times."—Steven Carroll
"Here is one of Australia's great stories: one of immense achievement and loss in equal measure."—Richard Haese
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780522862812 |
| PRICE | A$45.00 (AUD) |
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