Barbara Blackman

This article is about the Australian writer and poet. For the American art historian, see Barbara Blackmun. For the American politician, see Barbara Blackmon.

Barbara Blackman
AO
Born
Barbara Patterson

(1928-12-22) 22 December 1928 (age 95)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupations
  • Writer
  • poet
  • librettist
  • arts patron
  • artist model
  • radio personality
  • interviewer
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Notable work
  • All My Januaries: Pleasures of Life and Other Essays; Glass after Glass: Autobiographical Reflections; Portrait of a Friendship: The Letters of Barbara Blackman and Judith Wright
SpouseCharles Blackman (1952–1978)
Children3

Barbara Blackman AO (née Patterson; born 22 December 1928) is an Australian writer, poet, librettist, broadcaster, model and patron of the arts.[2][3] In 2004, she donated $1 million to a number of Australian music organisations, including Pro Musica, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, the Australian National University's School of Music and the Stopera Chamber Opera Company. In 2006, she was awarded the Australian Contemporary Music Award for Patronage.[4] Barbara Blackman was married for 27 years to renowned Australian artist Charles Blackman.

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  2. ^ Lemon, Barbara (18 February 2013). "Blackman, Barbara (1928 - )". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. ^ Grishin, Sasha (16 June 2017). "Barbara Blackman: Seeing from within". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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