Unstill Life : Art, Politics and Living with Clifton Pugh

Art, Design & Photography Biography & Memoir

Unstill Life: Art, Politics and Living with Clifton Pugh is Judith Pugh’s intimate biography of her late husband, the celebrated Australian artist and environmental activist. Set against the backdrop of 1950s–70s Melbourne bohemia, the memoir charts Pugh’s rise from bush block to Archibald Prize winner while revealing the passions and fractures behind his vivid canvases.

Collectors value this 2008 Allen & Unwin softcover for its 368 illustrated pages chronicling not only Clifton Pugh’s studio life but also Judith’s own journey as feminist, curator and keeper of the Dunmoochin artists’ colony. The narrative weaves art history with political upheaval, offering fresh insight into Australian cultural identity and the price of creative freedom.

The book arrives from a smoke-free home with no handwriting, dog-ears or jacket tears, presenting very good condition for a 16-year-old trade paperback. If you seek a richly detailed yet highly readable addition to your art biography shelf, this copy of Unstill Life stands ready to slip cleanly into place.