Papers of Anne von Bertouch, circa 1960-circa 1999 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 3292426
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Von Bertouch, Anne, 1918-2003
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [ca. 1960-ca. 1999]
- 1.65 m. (1 box) + 5 cartons.
- Summary:
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MS Acc03.266 comprises files of correspondence and papers concerning Guy Boyd, Donald Friend and Noel Counihan; drafts of several books by Anne von Bertouch, including a manuscript of Before it was a gallery; extensive diaries, reports, correspondence, memorabilia and photographs concerning the First Fleet Re-enactment of 1987-1988, and von Bertouch's 1991-1992 circumnavigation of the world in the "Soren Larsen" (1 box, 5 cartons).
- Biography/History:
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Art dealer, art gallery owner, author, environmentalist and seafarer. Anne Catherine von Bertouch founded Von Bertouch Galleries in Newcastle in 1963 soon after the establishment of the Newcastle Regional Art Gallery. She also instigated the annual Collectors Choice exhibition in 1963 and became an ongoing patron of the arts in Newcastle. As an environmentalist, von Bertouch established the Tree-towners, a group which lobbied the Council to plant street trees, and campaigned to establish the Stockton Bight National Park. Von Bertouch was also an author, and her novel February dark (1959) was a runner-up in the Sydney Morning Herald Literary Award. Her other publications include, What was it before it was a gallery? (1989), the story of the restoration of the Von Bertouch Galleries, and The voyage out: the First Fleet re-enactment (1991). Von Bertouch has been recognized in Newcastle as a Freeman of the City. In 1979 she was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to the visual arts and in 2001 she became a recipient of a Centenary Medal.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no.: MS Acc03.266.
- Related Material:
- Diary, correspondence and memorabilia; Located at; Newcastle Region Library.
- Subject:
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- Von Bertouch, Anne, 1918-2003 -- Archives
- Von Bertouch Galleries
- Art dealers -- Australia -- Archives
- Women art dealers -- Australia -- Archives
- Art museum directors -- Australia -- Archives
- Authors, Australian -- 20th century -- Archives
- Art galleries, Commercial -- New South Wales -- Newcastle
- Artists -- Australia
- Time Coverage:
- 1960-1999
- Occupation:
- Copyright:
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