Bill Kent passed away prior to the reissuing of Australians in Italy, but his contribution to the field of Rennaisance history is profound. He was an Australian Professorial Fellow in the School of Historical Studies at Monash University, and was founding director of the Monash University Centre in Prato. He was a widely published specialist in the cultural and social history of late medieval and Renaissance Italy, especially Florence, and was general editor of the critical edition of Lorenzo de’ Medici’s letters. In 2004 he published Lorenzo de’ Medici and the Art of Magnificence (Johns Hopkins University Press).
A new foundations has been established in his honour. Please visit the Bill Kent Foundation website to find out more.
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Australians in Italy
Bill Kent, Ros Pesman and Cynthia Troup
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Australians in Italy
Bill Kent, Ros Pesman and Cynthia Troup
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Meet the author: Kevin Bell
The Australian National University
153-11 University Ave, Acton, ACT, Australia
The Hon. Kevin Bell, following introductory remarks by Dr. Liz Allen, will be in conversation with Kim Rubenstein on his new book Housing .The Great Australian Right, which reimagines ‘the great Australian dream’...
Inside the Dunera: Beyond Conventional Narratives
Jewish Museum of Australia
26 Alma Rd, St Kilda, VIC
Join us to celebrate the launch of Tonia Eckfeld’s No One Knows Their Destiny: The Eckfeld Records: Inside the Dunera Story, in collaboration with Monash University Publishing. In this panel discussion, Professor Eckfeld will discuss...
Free
Author Talk: No One Knows Their Destiny – Inside the Dunera Story
The Theatre, Australian National Maritime Museum
2 Murray Street, Sydney, NSW
A moving portrait of two Dunera Boys, from Kristallnacht in Vienna to VE Day in Melbourne, that complicates the traditional story of the Dunera. Popular culture has mythologised the Dunera Boys...
Meet the author: Tonia Eckfeld at the Sydney Jewish Museum
Sydney Jewish Museum
148 Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst, NSW
Join us for an afternoon with Tonia Eckfeld, the acclaimed art historian and author of No One Knows Their Destiny. In this compelling work, Eckfeld delves into the deeply personal...
Jordana Silverstein and Dave Witty at the Blue Mountains Writers Festival
Katoomba
Katoomba, NSW, Australia
Catch Jordana Silverstein and Dave Witty at the Blue Mountains Writers Festival on in November. Find out more here.
Meet the author: Kevin Bell
The Australian National University 153-11 University Ave, Acton, ACT, AustraliaThe Hon. Kevin Bell, following introductory remarks by Dr. Liz Allen, will be in conversation with Kim Rubenstein on his new book Housing .The Great Australian Right, which reimagines ‘the great Australian dream’...
Inside the Dunera: Beyond Conventional Narratives
Jewish Museum of Australia 26 Alma Rd, St Kilda, VICJoin us to celebrate the launch of Tonia Eckfeld’s No One Knows Their Destiny: The Eckfeld Records: Inside the Dunera Story, in collaboration with Monash University Publishing. In this panel discussion, Professor Eckfeld will discuss...
Author Talk: No One Knows Their Destiny – Inside the Dunera Story
The Theatre, Australian National Maritime Museum 2 Murray Street, Sydney, NSWA moving portrait of two Dunera Boys, from Kristallnacht in Vienna to VE Day in Melbourne, that complicates the traditional story of the Dunera. Popular culture has mythologised the Dunera Boys...
Meet the author: Tonia Eckfeld at the Sydney Jewish Museum
Sydney Jewish Museum 148 Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst, NSWJoin us for an afternoon with Tonia Eckfeld, the acclaimed art historian and author of No One Knows Their Destiny. In this compelling work, Eckfeld delves into the deeply personal...
Jordana Silverstein and Dave Witty at the Blue Mountains Writers Festival
Katoomba Katoomba, NSW, AustraliaCatch Jordana Silverstein and Dave Witty at the Blue Mountains Writers Festival on in November. Find out more here.
