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Norman Lindsay
Lindsay in 1921, photographed by Harold Cazneaux
Born
Norman Alfred William Lindsay
(1879-02-22)22 February 1879
Creswick, Victoria, Australia
Died
21 November 1969(1969-11-21) (aged 90)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Spouses
Kathleen Agatha Parkinson
(m. 1900; div. 1919)
Rose Soady
(m. 1920)
Children
5, including Jack and Philip
Notes
[1][2]
Norman Alfred William Lindsay (22 February 1879 – 21 November 1969) was an Australian artist, etcher, sculptor, writer, art critic, novelist, cartoonist and amateur boxer.[3] One of the most prolific and popular Australian artists of his generation, Lindsay attracted both acclaim and controversy for his works, many of which infused the Australian landscape with erotic pagan elements and were deemed by his critics to be "anti-Christian, anti-social and degenerate".[4] A vocal nationalist, he became a regular artist for The Bulletin at the height of its cultural influence, and advanced staunchly anti-modernist views as a leading writer on Australian art. When friend and literary critic Bertram Stevens argued that children like to read about fairies rather than food, Lindsay wrote and illustrated The Magic Pudding (1918), now considered a classic work of Australian children's literature.
Apart from his creative output, Lindsay was known for his larrikin attitudes and personal libertine philosophy, as well as his battles with what he termed "wowserism" (strict moral conservatism). One such battle is portrayed in the 1994 film Sirens, starring Sam Neill as Lindsay and filmed on location at Lindsay's home in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. It is now known as the Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum and is maintained by the National Trust of Australia.
^Bernard Smith (1986). "Lindsay, Norman Alfred (1879–1969)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 10. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
^Ana Carden-Coyne (2005). "Lindsay, Rose (1885–1978)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Supplemental. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
^"Norman was extremely interested in boxing and was himself an accomplished amateur. He kept a pair of gloves hanging on a nail behind his studio door and boxed whenever he could find a sparring partner. Nat, a male model and former professional boxer, gave Norman lessons in the studio.", Bloomfield, (1984), p.42.
^Tully, Caroline (1992). The Pagan Lindsay. Ostara. GE Vol. XXV, 10. NO. 96, pp. 1–3.
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