Martin Sharp b. 21 January 1942

Also known as Martin Ritchie Sharp
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Designer (Graphic Designer)
Late 20th century Sydney artist. Sharp's 1964 cartoon "The Word Spread Round the Arms", published in "Oz" was seen to breach the Obscene and Indecent Publications Act and resulted in charges being laid against Sharp and his editors. Later, after reprising his antipodean success with the London edition of "Oz", he returned to Australia where he founded the Yellow House at 59 Macleay Street Potts Point.
Tags: Poster, Collage, Oz, Censorship, Yellow House

Citations

  • Waterlow, Nick (2006), 'The everlasting world of Martin Sharp : paintings from 1948 to today’.

  • Desmond, Michael & Dixon, Christine (1995), '1968’.

  • Powerhouse Museum, 'Record cover for 'Cream – Disraeli Gears’ designed by Martin Sharp’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.

    http://from.ph/57533

  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, New South Wales (1 January 2012), 'Banner, 'Adelaide Festival’, 1982’.

    http://from.ph/411038

  • Alexander, George (1987), 'Get back, Martin Sharp’, Melbourne, Vic : Art & Text 25 (June-August 1987), pp 92-103.

  • de Berg, Hazel, 'Oral History Tape’, Canberra, ACT : National Library of Australia.

  • Coleman, Peter (1996), 'The Joker and the Thief’, Crossings (Bulletin of the International Australian Studies Association) 1/2, pp 10-15.

  • Hansen, David (1988), 'The face of Australia : the land & the people : the past & the present’, Sydney, NSW : Fine Arts Press.

  • Kerr, Joan (1999), 'Artists and Cartoonists in Black and White’, Sydney, NSW : S. H. Ervin Gallery, National Trust of Australia (NSW).

  • McCulloch, Alan; & McCulloch, Susan (1994), 'Encyclopedia of Australian art’, St Leonards, NSW : Allen & Unwin (3rd revised edition).

  • Lindesay, Vane (1979), 'The inked-in image : a social and historical survey of Australian comic art’, Richmond, Vic : Hutchinson of Australia (new edition).

  • Lindesay, Vane (1983), 'The way we were : Australian popular magazines 1856 to 1969’, Melbourne, Vic : Oxford University Press.

  • Mendelssohn, Joanna (1990), 'The Yellow House’, Sydney, NSW : Art Gallery of New South Wales (catalogue).

  • Rafty, Tony; with Mack, Brodie (1964), 'Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning’, Sydney, NSW : Blaxland Gallery.

  • Sharp, Martin (c.1986), 'Sharp Art Show : A progressive retrospective by Martin Sharp 1956-1986 (at least) etc… etc…,’, Paddington, NSW : Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery catalogue.

  • Walsh, Richard (1966), 'No Holts Barred’, Melbourne, Vic : Sun (16 Oz cartoons ill.).

  • Walsh, Richard (1967), 'Gough Syrup’, Melbourne, Vic : Sun (4 cartoons).

  • Ferrier, Louise, '[Catalogue Bathurst Regional Art Gallery?]’, Bathurst, NSW : Bathurst Regional Art Gallery [?].

  • Mudie, Peter (1997), 'Ubu films : Sydney underground movies 1965-1970’, Sydney, NSW : University of New South Wales Press.

  • Coleman, Peter; & Tanner, Les (1967), 'Cartoons of Australian history’, Melbourne, Vic : Nelson, pp 74, 184.

  • Waterlow, Nick; & Pegus, Annabel (2003), 'Larrikins in London : an Australian presence in 1960’s London’, Paddington, NSW : Ivan Dougherty Gallery, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales (catalogue).

  • Wilson, Natalie (2006), 'Notes from the River Caves : Peter Kingston & Martin Sharp’, Sydney, NSW : Art Gallery of New South Wales (online catalogue).

  • Sharp, Martin (1966), 'Cartoons’, Sydney, NSW : Scripts.

  • (1964), 'Tharunka editors Guilty : Five defendants appealing : Magistrate’s Opinion : “Gas Lash” – Obscene’, Kensington, NSW : Tharunka, 09-11, pp 1-2.

  • (1964), '[Oz] Editors Given Gaol Sentences : Evidence rejected : Printer also guilty : To Appeal Against Their Gaol Term’, Kensington, NSW : Tharunka, 09-25, pp 1-2.

  • Sydney, NSW: Oz.

  • Mendelssohn, Joanna, “Remembering the artist Martin Sharp – in collage”

    https://theconversation.com/remembering-the-artist-martin-sharp-in-collage-21072

See also

  • 'Large psychedelic self-portrait 1970, AGNSW, b/w screenprint on pink card: shown 1999 S.H. Ervin b/w show.'.

Initial data sources

  • Black and white artists