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Beautiful bones

Sarah Engledow reflects on the shared life and writing of Dorothy Porter and Andrea Goldsmith.

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Dorothy Porter
Dorothy Porter, 2001-2002 Rick Amor. © Rick Amor/Copyright Agency, 2024
Cover detail from Little Hoodlum
Cover detail from Little Hoodlum
Dorothy Porter, Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, c. 1998
Dorothy Porter, Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, c. 1998
The sea, 1989
The sea, 1989
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Rick Amor in the mirror, 2008
Rick Amor in the mirror, 2008
Rick Amor in the mirror, 2008
Rick Amor in the mirror, 2008

Times like these

Magazine article by Gavin Fry, 2010

Gavin Fry examines the art and career of the Australian painter Rick Amor.
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