Papers of Judy Cassab, 1944-1999. 1944-1999.

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Papers of Judy Cassab, 1944-1999. 1944-1999.

The collection comprises correspondence (1959-99), nine diaries, newspaper cuttings and 24 scrapbooks and photograph albums. The correspondence series includes letters from her husband, readers of her Diaries, publishers, art galleries, portrait sitters and owners of her artworks. There is a series of diaries documenting Cassab's personal and family life and details of her professional career spanning the years 1944 to 1997. There are copies of newspaper cuttings, and albums containing photographs and articles that describe her artistist achievements and exhibitions held between 1951 and 1997. The collection provides a comprehensive record of Cassab's artistic activities, her contacts with the Australian art world and her personal life.

3.66 m. (8 boxes + 12 folio boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7027824

Libraries Australia

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Cassab, Judy, 1920-

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Painter and portraitist. Cassab studied art in Prague and Budapest before migrating to Australia with her family in 1951. In 1953 she held the first of numerous solo and portrait exhibitions in Australia. Cassab has won several art prizes and awards, including the Archibald Prize in 1961 and 1968. In 1995 she published the Judy Cassab diaries. From the description of Papers of Judy Cassab, 1944-1999. 1944-1999. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 221074624 ...