Peter Townsend 1919-2006
Peter Townsend who died on July 21 was the founding editor of Art Monthly and Art Monthly Australia.
He was the fourth of five siblings: William, Robert, Janet and Margaret. They grew up near Canterbury where Peter went to the King's School. The family were Quakers which produced a streak of austerity in Peter: he recalled that not much red meat was eaten and maintained a preference for rather uncomfortable upright chairs. Their father Lewis Townsend ...