Lilian
Medland has not received until now the recognition she deserves as a painter of
birds. Due to world events and circumstances, five important books on birds
containing her superb illustrations were never published. Even
now, she is not mentioned in the Australian Dictionary of Biography in
her own right, but only in the entry for her husband, ornithologist Tom
Iredale. Seen but Not Heard is the first
publication to shine a light on the life and work of this much-overlooked but
brilliant Australian natural history artist.
