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Letters to a Critic: Alan McCulloch’s World of Art by Rodney James

WINNER – VICTORIAN PREMIER’S HISTORY AWARD, VICTORIAN COMMUNITY HISTORY AWARDS 2024

Australian art through the letters of leading critic Alan McCulloch

Described as ‘arguably the most influential Australian art critic of the last half of the twentieth century’, Alan McCulloch’s work-as illustrator, critic, gallery director and author-reflected on and documented much of this era of visual art in Australia. As critic for the Melbourne Herald from 1951 to 1982 McCulloch was fundamental in the nascent careers of those who were to become some of Australia’s most famous artists.

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