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Shaken to the core: the untold story of Sidney Nolan at Auschwitz
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Few artists have captured our history as forcefully as Sidney Nolan. His most iconic works – from a stylised Ned Kelly to the doomed explorers Burke and Wills – are synonymous with Australian modernism. And yet there are aspects of Nolan’s own history that remain virtually unknown. One of the most significant but little known chapters of his life began in January 1962, with a visit to Auschwitz in the company of Al Alvarez, friend and poetry editor of London’s
UN veteran managed peacekeeping in world s hotspots
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BRIAN URQUHART: 1919 - 2021
Brian Urquhart, who became the second official hired by the United Nations after its formation in 1945 and who helped shape and manage the international body through the final years of the Cold War, has died aged 101 at his home in Massachusetts.
A principal adviser to five UN secretaries general, Urquhart played a central role in translating the body s founding principles into action. He said his work at the UN was motivated by âidealism of a very practical kindâ following his traumatic experiences in World War II.