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Flight  1969	Trees and tombstones  1969	Tombstones with letter  1969
Tombstones from the Bolton Street cemetery  1969	Angel  1969	Juliet Peter sketching  1968-69
Headstones, Liberty  1969	Bolton Street cemetery sketchbook  1968-69	Bolton Street cemetery sketchbook  1968-69

Juliet Peter sketching

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On her weekend sketching trips to the Bolton Street cemetery, Rita Angus was joined by her friend and fellow artist Juliet Peter. Juliet, who appears in this sketch, later recalled their visits:

‘Conversation was kept to a minimum, we did not wish to attract attention to ourselves. But from time to time, a low voice would call, “Juliet, come and see …” and together we would examine a curious inscription, or a pattern of lichen on stone.

‘The summer of 1969 favoured our work. Sundays were usually fine, continuing into autumn. As the Engines of Destruction advanced up the cemetery, so we retreated.’