Digby, Desmond, 1933-

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New Zealand artist and designer who settled in Sydney in 1959. Patrick White and Desmond Digby met in 1961. Digby subsequently designed the sets for a number of White's plays and dust jackets for three of his books. The two men maintained a close friendship over several decades, regularly speaking by phone when at home and exchanging postcards and letters whilst travelling.

From the description of Papers of Desmond Digby relating to Patrick White, 1962-2000 [manuscript]. 1962-2000. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 271754757

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correspondedWith White, Patrick, 1912-1990 person
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New Zealand
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Artist archives
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Artists
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Birth 1933

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