ABSTRACT

This article presents results of research using the diaries of Sidney Nolan, recently made available by the National Library of Australia. In particular, it focuses on two matters relating to Nolan’s lengthy friendship with Australian journalist and novelist George Johnston: clarifying the origin of Nolan’s Gallipoli series, which is strongly associated with a period in 1955 and 1956 that Nolan spent with Johnston on the Greek island of Hydra; and secondly, providing evidence regarding a curiosity with the series of portraits known as the Adelaide Ladies, which Nolan painted after spending time with Johnston at the Adelaide Festival of Arts in 1964. With regard to the Gallipoli series, Nolan’s diaries establish that the origin of this series is considerably later than has previously been believed; likewise, our research suggests that the diaries support the contention that a portrait that has long been included among the Adelaide Ladies is in fact a portrait of Johnston.

抽象的

本文介绍了使用澳大利亚国家图书馆最近提供的Sidney Nolan日记的研究结果。特别是，它着重于与诺兰与澳大利亚新闻记者和小说家乔治·约翰斯顿的长期友谊有关的两个问题：阐明诺兰的加里波利系列的起源，这与诺兰在1955年和1956年与约翰斯顿在希腊小岛度过的时期密切相关。九头蛇; 其次，提供证据证明人们对一系列名为阿德莱德女士的肖像的好奇心，这些肖像是诺兰在1964年与阿斯顿·德莱德艺术节在约翰斯顿度过之后画的。关于加里波利系列，诺兰的日记确定了阿德莱德系列的起源。这个系列比以前认为的要晚得多；同样地，