Donald Friend

From QueerBio.com
Jump to: navigation, search
Donald Friend

Country

Australia

Birth - Death

1915 - 1989

Occupation

Artist

Description

Painter, illustrator, and writer. His artistic work always reflected homoerotic tones. Founder in 1950 of Hill End, New South Wales, which became an artists' colony. Winner of the Blake Prize for Religious Art (1955). Considered controversial because of his revelations about his homosexuality revealed in his diaries, and his relationships with young boys. Had a relationship with architect Geoffrey Bawa.

Further Reading/Research


Share on Facebook