Charles Blackman b. 12 August 1928

Also known as Charles Raymond Blackman
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Theatre / Film Designer)
The Antipodean artist Charles Blackman was best known for his paintings of schoolgirls and the whimsy of Alice in Wonderland. He was a part of the circle of artists and writers who congregated at Heide, and in 1959 was one of the figurative artists who signed Bernard Smth’s Antipodean Manifesto.
Tags: Antipodeans, schoolgirls , Alice in Wonderland
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Name
Charles Blackman
Also known as Charles Raymond Blackman
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Theatre / Film Designer)
Other Occupation
  • copy boy/cadet press artist (ANZSIC code: 5411) 1942 - 1947 The Sun , Sydney, NSW
Tags:
Antipodeans
schoolgirls
Alice in Wonderland
Birth date
12 August 1928
Birth place
Harbord, NSW
Death date
20 August 2018
Death place
Rose Bay, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1946 - c.1996
Residence
  • 1928 - c.1947 Harbord, NSW
  • 1947 - 1948 Kings Cross, Sydney, NSW
  • 1948 - 1949 Brisbane, Qld
  • 1949 Sydney, NSW
  • 1950 - 1951 Dee Why, NSW
  • 1951 - 1961 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1961 - 1966 London, England, UK
  • 1966 - Sydney, NSW
Training
  • Drawing & graphic design, c.1942 - 1946 East Sydney Technical College, Sydney, NSW
  • painting, c.1947 Meldrum School of Painting, Sydney, Australia
  • Art, c.1946 - 1947 Studio of Realist Art, Sydney, NSW
  • drawing, c.1947 The Sketch Club, Haymarket, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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Related collections
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Ian Potter Museum of Art, the University of Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA (collected in)
  • Tate Gallery, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Castlemaine Art Museum (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Ian Potter Museum of Art, the University of Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA (collected in)
  • Tate Gallery, London, England, UK (collected in)