Joy HESTER<br/> <em>Pauline McCarthy</em> (1945) <!-- (recto) --><br /> oil on cardboard<br /> 45.7 x 26.0 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> June Sherwood Bequest, 2021<br /> 2021.275<br /> © Joy Hester Estate/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia <!--147406-->

New to the NGV: Joy Hester

Be the first to know about new artworks joining the NGV Collection and hear some of the stories they connect with across time and place. In this session we look at a captivating 1945 oil painting by Joy Hester depicting Fitzroy bookshop owner Pauline McCarthy.

Speakers
Sophie Gerhard, Assistant Curator, Australian Painting, Sculpture And Decorative Arts to 1980

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