I was only one of a few talking heads in this podcast, but it has become special to me because it was the last time I engaged with Keith Vincent Smith. His voice is included here - we recorded it just before the pandemic in early 2020. He died in 2022, a dogged and generous … Continue reading Bennelong Revealed Podcast
The painting has finally been bought back from its "foreign" buyer from 2001, by both the UK's National Portrait Gallery and the Getty in Los Angeles. It will now reside 50/50 in UK and USA. I'm still frustrated by the framing of the whole thing, which has been quite ludicrous since its sale to John … Continue reading On Reynolds’ Mai Portrait (again)
Kate Fullagar 