Irvine Homer b. 23 April 1919

  • Artist (Painter)
Homer was a self-taught primitive artist who rose to prominence in the late 1950s.

Citations

  • 'Gallery archives’.

  • (1975), 'Irvine Homer Retrospective’, Newcastle Regional Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW, Exhibition catalogue. Introduction by Fergusson, Andrew J.

  • (May 2003), 'Personal Communication, Sylvia Blencowe to Katrina Rumley and Donna Robson.’, Newcastle Regional Art Gallery Files, .

  • McKie, Ronald (10 June 1959), 'His Art Thrived on Snake Beans’, Australian Women’s Weekly, p16-18.

  • Allison, Colin (27 November 1971), 'Lawson landscapes’, Sydney Morning Herald, p7.

  • Canu, Frank (17 June 1977), 'Brave showing for Australian Artist’, Sydney Morning Herald, p7.

  • Unknown (27 December 1971), 'Primitive Painter about to Move’, Newcastle Herald.

  • Unknown (25 May 1972), 'Rare Honour for Artist’, Newcastle Herald.

  • (28 February 1975), 'Personal Communication, Irvine Homer to Daniel Thomas’, Newcastle Regional Art Gallery Files.

  • Craig, Ailsa (19 May 1975), 'From a Hospital Bed, paintings like Peasants Dancing’, Woman’s Day, p10-11.

  • (22 July 1976), 'Personal Communication, Irvine Homer to Andrew Fergusson’, Newcastle Regional Art Gallery Files.

  • Lynn, Elwyn (13 February 1965), 'Ages of affluence and anguish’, The Australian. p13.

  • Alliston, Alita (31 December 1977), 'An Elite in Australian Art’, Sydney Morning Herald, p14.

  • (8 April 1975), 'Artist loses legs for trip’, Sun (Sydney), p24.

  • (26 March 1975), 'Man has legs off to go overseas’, The West Australian (Perth), p34.