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Autobiography: Five volumes, with 100s of handwritten pages,…
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Melbourne
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9-May-2021
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Autobiography: Five volumes, with 100s of handwritten pages, illustrated by hand as well as with numerous photographs, copies, reproductions of artworks, etc., being volumes 2 3, 4, 5 and 6 of an incomplete project Joe titled 'YoV Joseph Greenberg's Autobiography: Five volumes, with 100s of handwritten pages, illustrated by hand as well as with numerous photographs, copies, reproductions of artworks, etc., being volumes 2 3, 4, 5 and 6 of an incomplete project Joe titled 'You should have such a life...'. Volume 2: 1942 - 1951: The War Years - Back at Art School - The Herald and Woman's Day - My future wife... Volume 3: 1951 - 1958: Marriage - Woman's Day - Freelancing - Mt.Eliza - Leaving Australia for Europe - England. Volume 4: 1958 - 1959: London - West Country - Wales - Belgium - Holland - Scotland. Volume 5: 1959 - 1960: Leaving London - A year in Scandinavia. Volume 6: 1960 - 1969: Back in London - Holidays in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sicily - Working in New York - Still Collecting - Working in Pakistan - USA - Morocco, Holland - Home to Melbourne to see mum - work in Switzerland - 'Goodbye to mum'. Full of wonderful stories about art and artists, cathedrals and friends, observations and illustrations. The 'voice' of this fascinating man and his love of life, people and creativity simply burst from the pages. 'After I had given her a cuddle [Joe's mother in hospital] - she proudly turned to all and sundry and said in a slightly triumphant voice....'this is my son Joe....He has just flown in from London and he's got Portnoy's Complaint!'....... She thought 'Portnoy's Complaint' described a young man with bohemian attributes ; after all I had arrived with a beard. 'Do you know what 'Portnoy's Complaint' is all about' I spluttered to my mum. And before she could say anything I said....'It's about a young Jewish bloke who masturbates in all different ways because of a protective and domineering Jewish mother!'. My mum looked rather hurt and resentful exclaiming 'I don't want to know about that!'
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