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Photographer
Susie Hagon has published her second book of photographs:
In The Houses Of The Muses.
It’s a collection of portraits of Australian identities and
scenes from Alexandria in Egypt where Susie has been involved in the project Bibliotheca
Alexandrina, the ambitious scheme to re-build the fabled Royal Library of
Alexandria reputedly burnt to the ground by Julius Caesar in 48BC.
The project was the brainchild of Egyptian noble and
Alexandrian born Prince Lorenzo Montesini, or to give him his full title : Prince
Giustiniani, Count of the Phanaar, Knight of Saint Sophia and Baron
Alexandroff.
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| John & Caroline Laws |
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A launch party organised by French language expert Professorr
Ross Steele was held at the Wagner Gallery in Paddington and drew a diverse
crowd including racing identity Angela Belle Sweeney, Prince Lorenzo, social figures
like Robert Hampshire and Glen Marie Frost, renowned winemaker Brian McGuigan, artist
Kerry Lester, folk song expert Warren Fahey, Caroline Laws (Susie’s mum ) and
her step-father radio tsar John Laws. Antique dealer Martin Browne did the
honours and launched the book.
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| The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (by Susie Hagon) |
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| Kerrie Lester |
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| Angela Belle McSweeney |
Contact the
Wagner Gallery on 02)9360 6069 or go to Susie’s
website to enquire about copies of the book.
It was to be artist Kerrie Lester's last exhibition and the night also would have been her 64th birthday. Lester passed away earlier this year after a battle with cancer. Around 200 pals gathered in the Australian Gallery to toast & farwell Lester and by the look of the red dots that appeared, Kerrie's last show is a sellout. Folk historian Warren Fahey gave a talk about his good pal including his first meeting with Lester- he arrived at her house to find her with a large joint in her mouth and mowing the lawn. Kerrie Lester's work is included in major corporate collections as well as the National Portrait Gallery and she was a favourite Archibald entrant once winning the Packer's Prize, Lester died from Leukemia at the age of 63.
