Cover art for Hope in Hell: A History of Darlinghurst Gaol and the National Art School
Published
National Art School, October 2023
ISBN
9780648142874
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
24.8cm × 22.7cm × 1.8cm

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Hope in Hell is a rich visual account of one of the oldest and best-preserved examples of colonial Sydney architecture, the Darlinghurst Gaol. A place steeped in Australia's early, brutal history and reputedly haunted by convict ghosts, it has been the centre of Sydney's art scene for 83 years and continues to be a place of creative and artistic endeavour the National Art School.

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