A biography of Max Angus, much-loved Tasmanian icon, painter and environmentalist.
Born in Tasmania of convict stock, Max Angus had to leave school at fourteen to earn a living. He became a commercial artist, then during the Second World War served in the intelligence department of the Australian Army. Ivor Hele, a well-0known painter working as a war artist, inspired him with a desire to become a professional painter and he made a career in Tasmania. he excelled at watercolour landscapes of Tasmanian bush, mountains and seascapes.
The desire to save this turned Max into an ardent environmentalist, beginning with the...