Dear Colin, Dear Ron: The Selected Letters of Colin McCahon and Ron O’Reilly Joel Rotenberg ’ Philip Hensher

’ Philip Hensher

Its pages are illustrated with screenshots from the films that inspired each recipe

in the homes of the Bay Area upper class

her mirror begins to shine

Dear Colin, Dear Ron: The Selected Letters of Colin McCahon and Ron O’Reilly Joel Rotenberg ’ Philip HensherThis substantial book of letters selected by esteemed Colin McCahon scholar Peter Simpson shines a light on one of the most remarkable relationships in New Zealand art. The painter Colin McCahon and the librarian Ron OReilly first met in 1938, in Dunedin, when McCahon was 19 and OReilly 24. They remained close, writing regularly to each other until 1981, when McCahon became too unwell to write. Their 380 letters covered McCahons art practice, the