The Party Picture

Image supplied by David Bartho

This is a black and white representation of Bogle's party picture. The original is in pencil and crayon on an opened manilla folder, the basic outline being in deep green, with light blue eyes, dark brown eyebrows and deep red lips, and the lines leading off from the foot being in rainbow colours.

The bright colours and odd nature of the drawing inspired speculation that Bogle might have used LSD, and that the couple could have died from an overdose of the drug. The original drawing is still kept by the NSW coroner.

The signature "Beaugaulle" is presumably a double joke -- both a pun on Bogle's name and a joking reference to Ken Nash, by way of an oblique reference to the 18th century English socialite Beau Nash [external link].

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