Page 23 - Annual Review 2008

'On the evidence of this show, he is
one of the most underrated Australian
artists of the mid-20th century.'John McDonald, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 April 2008
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Also important within Macqueen's practice are
the watercolours inspired by family holidays on the
Gold and Sunshine Coasts, images that captured
the patterns and pleasures of the seaside.
Although Macqueen worked in relative isolation
on the Darling Downs property, he exhibited
regularly in Sydney and in other state capitals.
He is represented in the National Gallery of
Australia, in most Australian state and regional
galleries and in the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York. ‘Making it Modern’ was developed with
the support and assistance of the Macqueen family.
The exhibition was sponsored by Leighton Contractors Pty
Ltd, who are also supporting a selection of Macqueen's works
travelling to Mackay and, in 2009, to Toowoomba.
Background: Installation view of 'Making it Modern: The Watercolours of Kenneth
Macqueen'. Photograph: Natasha Harth
Kenneth Macqueen / Stranded tree trunk 1935 / Watercolour with pencil / Purchased 1998
with the assistance of Philip Bacon, AM, through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation /
Collection: Queensland Art Gallery