MCCAUGHEY, PATRICK — Fred Williams 1927-1982

Bay Books. 1987. Hardcover with dust jacket, 32cm. Book, 384 well illustrated pp & under 3kg for posting. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt design on front board. Repaired small tear at base of dj spine. This scholarly and highly illustrated study of Fred Williams was originally published in 1980, and was the first comprehensive and fully researched attempt to inform a wider public of the significance of Williams' work. Patrick McCaughey traces Fred Williams' career from his student days through his years of mature achievement to the flowering of his art in the last years of his life. A weighty tome indeed with a wealth of artistic inspiration. Very Good/Very Good.