Margaret Olley
Self portrait with everlastings
(1974)
74.5 x 59.6
oil on board
bequeathed in 2003 by Anne von Bertouch, OAM
reproduced courtesy of the artist
SELF PORTRAIT WITH EVERLASTINGS
Margaret Olley, 1974
Judith Beveridge
A large jug of flowers and one dish
A look that asks what will memory do to us
Three peaches and a summer dress
A look that asks what will memory do to us
An open door, early evening light
A large jug of flowers and one dish
An open door, early evening light
Three closed notebooks on the desk
A look that asks what will memory do to us
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Dust on the flame-deepened mirror
We must not practise flattery or fraud
Three closed notebooks on the desk
We must not practise flattery or fraud
Four keys, two dropped flowers
Dust on the flame deepened mirror
Four keys, two dropped flowers
Three closed notebooks on the desk
We must not practise flattery or fraud.
*
Three peaches and a summer dress
A look that asks what will memory do to us
The bee the colour of the willing hand
We must not practise flattery or fraud
An open door, early evening light
Four keys, two dropped flowers
The bee the colour of the willing hand
Three closed notebooks on the desk
A look that asks what will memory do to us
Judith Beveridge (NSW) has published three prize-winning books of poetry, most recently, Wolf Notes. She is the poetry editor of Meanjin. In 2005 she was awarded the Philip Hodgins Memorial Medal for excellence in literature.
Self portrait with everlastings was written by Judith Beveridge in response to Margaret Olley’s Self portrait with everlastings 1974 in the Newcastle Region Art Gallery collection.