Plaster and paint : John Colquhoun, orthopaedic surgeon and his patient, Joyce McGrath, portrait painter / Jan Harper
- Bib ID:
- 4312528
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Harper, Jan, 1934-
- Online Version:
- Table of contents only
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- Description:
-
- North Melbourne, Vic. : Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2007
- xi, 342 p. : ill., ports. (some col.) ; 21cm.
- ISBN:
- 9781740971720
- Full contents:
-
- Machine derived contents note: i The Portrait I
- Introduces the characters, as Joyce McGrath paints a portrait of John
- Colquhoun.
- 2 Ochre and Payne's Grey I
- World War I for Joyce's flther at Gallipoli, where he contracts tuberculosis,
- and John Colquhoun in France.
- 3 Stretching the Canvas 23
- John Colquhoun's medical course at Edinburgh, where he reached the
- pinnacle of the student body.
- 4 Hues of Red 45
- "The birth of Joyce McGrath in inauspicious circumstances at Red Cliffs,
- with her father suffering from tuberculosis.
- 5 Sizing the Canvas 55
- "Training ofJohn Colquhoun in orthopaedics in four hospitals in United
- Kingdom and United States of America.
- 6 Intersecting Brush Strokes 69
- The rise of open-air hospitals, the establishment of the Children's
- Orthopaedic Hospital at Frankston and the road of John Colquhoun to first
- Superintendent.
- 7 The Lines Meet 83
- Events leading to the meeting of doctor and patient at the Children's
- Hospital.
- 8 Background of White 91
- "Ihe experience of loyce and other patients as they lie in plaster at Frankston.
- 9 Perspectives 113
- Frankston from the perspectives of the John Colquhoun, other doctors,
- nurses, teachers and other staff.
- 0o A Full Palette 139
- Joyce's experience of the world after Frankston, schooling and coping with
- her disability.
- ii Shape 157
- The orthopaedic career of John Colquhoun before the War, with patient stories.
- 12 Light and Shade 183
- John Colquhoun's War experiences in hospitals in the Middle East and
- Australia, including command of two hospitals.
- 13 Observation Point 219
- Joyce's early adulthood after the War-work, study, painting, travel.
- 14 Masterpiece 243
- John Colquhoun's orthopaedic career after the War, with patient stories
- andhis involvement in professional and hospital responsibilities.
- I5 Vanishing Point 279
- John Colquhoun's slide down towards dementia.
- 16 The Collection 289
- Joyce's career as Arts Librarian at the State Library of Victoria, including her
- Churchill Fellowship.
- 17 The Portrait Painter 309
- Joyce's career as a portrait painter-methods, studios, exhibitions and portrait
- subjects.
- i8 Diptych 325
- Finale, drawing out parallels and contrasts in the two lives.
- Notes 327
- Bibliography 336.
- Notes:
-
- Includes index.
- Bibliography : p.336-338.
- Subject:
- Also Titled:
- Plaster & paint
- Copyright:
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- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2004
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