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Friday 26 October 2007
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There are sumptuous and provocative nudes at every turn when Gordon visits the Norman Lindsay Museum in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales. However, after a quick look around, he soon learns that there was far more to Norman Lindsay than erotic paintings and prints.
In addition to his artwork Norman is also famous for his exquisite black and white etchings as well as for being the author and illustrator of Magic Pudding, which has become an Australian classic children’s book.
Aside from his artistic skills Norman Lindsay was also a master model-boat maker. He built 14 of these highly detailed models during his lifetime. Gordon shows us one model where the tiny chains featured in the boats rigging were all hand-made by some of his children. Each link was made by wrapping a little piece of wire around a nail.
Helen Glad enjoyed visiting her grandfather Norma Lindsay, as there was always something exciting to do around his home, although, as a young girl, she found the grey cement statues throughout the garden a bit drab so she would go around dressing all the naked statues in drapes.
Norman Lindsay bequeathed his Faulconbridge property in the Blue Mountains to the National Trust, which is open to the public from 10 – 4 every day including public holidays (except Christmas Day).
