Dear Colin, Dear Ron: The Selected Letters of Colin McCahon and Ron O’Reilly Joel Rotenberg in the homes of the

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Dear Colin, Dear Ron: The Selected Letters of Colin McCahon and Ron O’Reilly Joel Rotenberg in the homes of theThis 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