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Frizzell, Dick, 1943-

Dick Frizzell : the painter / [DIck Frizzell ; with foreword by Hamish Keith]. - Auckland, N.Z. : Random House New Zealand, 2009. - 319 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm

"A Godwit book"--Title page verso.

Where do you start? -- Art school -- Heading North -- Out in the shed -- Making it a-fishial -- What next? -- Putting it all on the lion -- Handout -- Illustrations of America -- Art school -- again -- Home is where the art is -- The nitty gritty -- Everybody's business -- A pukeko in a ponga tree -- Messy years -- Escape from salvation -- Magpie mind -- Bad landscapes -- Sabbatical -- Too much information -- Tikis -- Great escape -- Dadstracts -- Junk mail narratives -- Meaning of life -- Posh tarts to Tuscany -- Going back -- Serious artiste -- Big return -- Please keep us safe -- Painted illustrations -- New still lives -- Taking the sign at face value -- Applying myself -- Go figure -- Long ride home -- Ones that got away on me -- Antarctica -- Faraway -- Prints -- Works -- Thanks.

... "Dick Frizzell: the painter is the story of Dick's life in art - how he found his way through, got lost and found his way again. It's a treasure trove, a kaleidoscope of influences, references and artworks - brilliant for lovers of popular culture, art, kiwiana and biography."--Back cover.

ISBN: 9781869621742 1869621743

Subjects--Personal Names:
Frizzell, Dick, 1943-

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Painting, New Zealand--20th century--Catalogs.
Painting, New Zealand--21st century--Catalogs.
Artists--Catalogs.--New Zealand--20th century--20th century

LC Class. No.: ND1108 / .F75F75 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 759.993