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A Forger's Progress: The Life of Francis Greenway
Alasdair McGregor
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Description for A Forger's Progress: The Life of Francis Greenway
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JH; AMB; HBJM; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 40. Weight in Grams: 856.
The incredible fall, rise and demise of Francis Greenway, Australia’s first government architect.
A forger and convicted felon, Francis Greenway was transported to Sydney in 1814. Only a decade later, his dreams of a ‘city superior in architectural beauty to London’ began to be realised as he designed Hyde Park Barracks, St James’ Church, the Supreme Court, St Luke’s Church in Liverpool and the Windsor courthouse.
In this first biography of Greenway since 1953 award-winning author Alasdair McGregor scrutinises the character and creative output of a man beset by contradictions and demons.
He profiles Greenway’s landmark buildings, ... Read more
The incredible fall, rise and demise of Francis Greenway, Australia’s first government architect.
A forger and convicted felon, Francis Greenway was transported to Sydney in 1814. Only a decade later, his dreams of a ‘city superior in architectural beauty to London’ began to be realised as he designed Hyde Park Barracks, St James’ Church, the Supreme Court, St Luke’s Church in Liverpool and the Windsor courthouse.
In this first biography of Greenway since 1953 award-winning author Alasdair McGregor scrutinises the character and creative output of a man beset by contradictions and demons.
He profiles Greenway’s landmark buildings, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of New South Wales Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
425
Place of Publication
Sydney, NSW, Australia
ISBN
9781742233789
SKU
V9781742233789
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About Alasdair McGregor
Alasdair McGregor is a writer and painter based in Sydney. His book Grand Obsessions: The Life and Work of Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin won the National Biography Award in 2011.
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