The Resource A bone of fact, David Walsh
A bone of fact, David Walsh
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The item A bone of fact, David Walsh represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
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The item A bone of fact, David Walsh represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- "David Walsh - the creator of Mona in Hobart - is both a giant and an enigma in the Australian art world. A multi-millionaire who made his money gambling, David has turned a wild vision into a unique reality; he is in turns controversial, mysterious and idolised. 'A bone of fact' is his utterly unconventional and absorbing memoir..."--Inside front cover
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiv unnumbered pages, 368 pages
- Note
- "Wherein David Walsh, Mona owner, inventories his pretensions as 'art, science, maths, smartarse, penis, narcissist', and adds author to this tally."--Back cover
- Isbn
- 9781742612911
- Label
- A bone of fact
- Title
- A bone of fact
- Statement of responsibility
- David Walsh
- Subject
-
- Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Tasmania -- Biography
- trueArt museums -- Hobart, Tasmania
- Art museums -- Tasmania | Hobart
- Art, Ancient -- Collectors and collecting -- Tasmania
- Art, Modern -- Collectors and collecting -- Tasmania
- trueAustralian
- Collectors and collecting -- Tasmania -- Biography
- trueGamblers
- Antiquities -- Collectors and collecting -- Tasmania
- Hobart (Tas.) -- Social life and customs
- Museum of Old and New Art (Tas.)
- trueTasmania
- Tasmania -- Biography
- Walsh, David, (David Dominic), 1961-
- Gamblers -- Tasmania -- Biography
- trueArt -- Collectors and collecting
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "David Walsh - the creator of Mona in Hobart - is both a giant and an enigma in the Australian art world. A multi-millionaire who made his money gambling, David has turned a wild vision into a unique reality; he is in turns controversial, mysterious and idolised. 'A bone of fact' is his utterly unconventional and absorbing memoir..."--Inside front cover
- Award
- Australian Book Industry Awards, Biography of the Year, 2015.
- Biography type
- autobiography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10435596
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1961-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Walsh, David
- Dewey number
- 708.0092
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- facsimiles
- portraits
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Walsh, David
- Museum of Old and New Art (Tas.)
- Antiquities
- Collectors and collecting
- Art
- Art, Modern
- Art, Ancient
- Gamblers
- Art museums
- Hobart (Tas.)
- Tasmania
- Label
- A bone of fact, David Walsh
- Note
- "Wherein David Walsh, Mona owner, inventories his pretensions as 'art, science, maths, smartarse, penis, narcissist', and adds author to this tally."--Back cover
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-363)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Control code
- 000053371781
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xiv unnumbered pages, 368 pages
- Isbn
- 9781742612911
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, portraits
- Label
- A bone of fact, David Walsh
- Note
- "Wherein David Walsh, Mona owner, inventories his pretensions as 'art, science, maths, smartarse, penis, narcissist', and adds author to this tally."--Back cover
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-363)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Control code
- 000053371781
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xiv unnumbered pages, 368 pages
- Isbn
- 9781742612911
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, portraits
Subject
- Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Tasmania -- Biography
- trueArt museums -- Hobart, Tasmania
- Art museums -- Tasmania | Hobart
- Art, Ancient -- Collectors and collecting -- Tasmania
- Art, Modern -- Collectors and collecting -- Tasmania
- trueAustralian
- Collectors and collecting -- Tasmania -- Biography
- trueGamblers
- Antiquities -- Collectors and collecting -- Tasmania
- Hobart (Tas.) -- Social life and customs
- Museum of Old and New Art (Tas.)
- trueTasmania
- Tasmania -- Biography
- Walsh, David, (David Dominic), 1961-
- Gamblers -- Tasmania -- Biography
- trueArt -- Collectors and collecting
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