The Europeans: Emigré Artists in Australia 1930–1960.

Title

The Europeans: Emigré Artists in Australia 1930–1960.

Collective title

A National Gallery of Australia travelling exhibition

Venues

Cairns Regional Gallery (11 June 1999 – 18 July 1999)

National Gallery Of Australia (15 March 2000 – 29 June 2000)

Date

(1999 – 2000)

Summary

Multi-artist exhibition. Located: Australia (ACT).

Curator

Roger Butler, Senior Curator, Australian Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Australia

Documentation

Catalogue

Country of context

Australia

Abstract

The Europeans exhibition recognises the contribution made to the visual arts in Australia by the European émigrés who settled here during the period 1930 to 1960. They brought with them different traditions, values and experiences that, together with the work they produced and the works of art they brought with them, were to have a profound effect on Australian practice, and culture in general.

The selection of works of art for the travelling exhibition will encompass the main themes of the exhibition as originally displayed in Canberra at the National Gallery of Australia, 15 March – 29 June 1997: the internment camp experience; the commitment to integrating art and life; and the public persona of the artist.

The works of art included in the travelling exhibition will comprise drawings, prints, photographs, sculpture, textiles, jewellery and graphic design by the following artists: Margaret Michaelis-Sachs, Inge King, Dusan Marek, Erwin Fabian, Ludwig Hirshfield Mack, Bruno Simon, Thomas De Kessler, Vincas Jomantas, Andor Meszaros, Helmut Newton, Victor Vodicka, Ernst Fries, Niina Ratsep, Peter Talacko, Wolfgang Sievers, Gert Sellheim, Vaclovas Ratas, Teisutis Zikaras, Guenter Stein, Julius Kane, Karl Duldig, Henry Salkauskas, Louis Kahan and Udo Sellbach. [Gallery media, 2000].

 

Last Updated

08 Aug 2022