Papers of Thea Waddell, 1963-2000 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 2073435
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Waddell, Thea, 1925-2008
- Access Conditions:
- Part available for research; part requires permission for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1963-2000]
- 0.15 m. (1 box)
- Summary:
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MS 252 comprises letters and cards sent by Michael Shannon to Thea Waddell (some were addressed to both Mr and Mrs Justice Waddell), catalogues of Shannon's exhibitions and newspaper cuttings of Shannon's obituaries. In the letters Shannon discussed his works, social life and people he met, including James McCulloch, Kym Bonython, Diana Field and Peter Sculthorpe. Also included are letters and papers by Jeffrey Smart, Justin O'Brien, Humphrey McQueen and Andrew Motion, plus art exhibition cards (4 folders).
The Acc06.122 instalment includes one letter from Jeffrey Smart to Waddell, October 1971 (1 folder).
- Biography/History:
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Author and arts patron. Thea Mary Waddell (née Hogg) was married to Justice Thomas Waddell, QC, and a friend of the artist Michael Shannon. She supported the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Museum of Contemporary Art and the National Institute of Dramatic Art. She was also a director of the Sydney Theatre Company. As an author, Waddell wrote the text for Hidden gardens of Sydney (1977). In 1994 Waddell received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no.: MS 252, MS Acc06.122.
- Related Material:
- Interview with Thea Waddell, executor of Thea Proctor Estate; Located at; National Library of Australia Oral History collection ORAL TRC 3095.
- Subject:
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- Waddell, Thea, 1925-2008 -- Archives
- McCulloch, James
- Bonython, Kym, 1920-2011
- Field, Diana
- Sculthorpe, Peter, 1929-2014
- McQueen, Humphrey, 1942- -- Correspondence
- Motion, Andrew, 1952- -- Correspondence
- O'Brien, Justin, 1917-1996 -- Correspondence
- Shannon, Michael, 1927-1993 -- Correspondence
- Smart, Jeffrey, 1921-2013 -- Correspondence
- Art patrons -- Australia -- Archives
- Women art patrons -- Australia -- Archives
- Artists -- Australia -- Correspondence
- Time Coverage:
- 1963-2000
- Other authors/contributors:
- Shannon, Michael, 1927-1993
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
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