Drawings by Mick Joffe, great Australian caricaturist, as well a collector of history and artifacts. Mick has published a number of books, and these come from his book entitledEndangered Characters of Australia: their Yarns & Caricatures (Volume 1, 1995) Bill Barnes was the court orderly during the first inquest.
Click on the images to see a pdf of the image and the writing that accompanies them, from Mick’s book. (they are small – 97kb and 121kb respectively.)
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The Judgement at Ayers Rock Pro Hart MBE (1928-2006) 1984, 84 x 60cm, Oil on board The painting ‘The Judgement’ depicts what I believed to be true. The tracker outside the window of the courtroom is frustrated that the law did not want his evidence and I believed there was a conspiracy to cover up […]
Cartoons are one way the artist can express a political opinion. These ones were normally used on the Opinion or Editorial pages of major newspapers. I will let them speak for themselves. Everyone is allowed to express their opinion. This cartoon (below) appeared in a Sydney ‘fringe’ paper, in early 1996, not long after the […]
Evil Angels / A Cry in the Dark 1988 Starring Meryl Streep as Lindy Sam Neill as Michael Chamberlain Lindy was invited to consult to the screenwriter, producer, and actors. She found the process and relationships very constructive. While some scenes had to be combined, to fit six years history into two hours on screen, […]
The Through My Eyes mini-series takes its’ name from Lindy’s book of the same name. It was broadcast in Australia in November 2004, and in New Zealand in August 2005, and is now available on DVD in those countries. Miranda Otto portrayed Lindy masterfully, virtually ‘becoming’ Lindy as Lindy struggled to comprehend the loss of her baby, […]
A poem written by a person to whom Lindy had introduced herself and Azaria the day before, and who helped on the night Azaria died. We Were Strangers (pdf, 20kb) A lovely poem sent us shortly after Lindy’s book was published in 2004. The poem was written in the 1980s, but we had not seen it before. Song […]
Mother and Child Guy Boyd (1923-1988) 1987, 70 x 42cm, bronze Guy Boyd was born into the illustrious Australian Boyd family art dynasty. At age 12 he chose to become a sculptor. After the guilty verdict against Lindy in 1982, he was so concerned about the unanswered questions that he published a book, Justice in Jeopardy. […]
Lindy at Opera Australia Somewhere around 1989 Lindy got a phone call to her agent’s from an individual wanting to know if Lindy would be agreeable to an world class opera being written about her case. For five or so years after being released from prison she often got requests from people wanting her blessing […]
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