Rod Shaw b. 17 September 1915

Also known as Schweik, Roderick Shaw, Roderick Malcolm Shaw
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Designer (Graphic Designer)
Rod Shaw was a dominant figure in the left wing Studio of Realist Art in the 1950s while also being half of the progressive publisher, Edwards & Shaw which printed both the banned book The Trial of Lady Chatterely and the Art Gallery of New South Wales' catalogues. He was also well known as a painter,graphic artist, and cartoonist.
Tags: Political activism, Anti-war, Communist, Anti-censorship
associate of
William Dobell
1899
Artist (Painter), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Nan Hortin
1916
Artist (Painter)
associate of
John Bramston Russell Oldham
1907
Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect), Designer (Graphic Designer)
associate of
Henry Lawson
Other occupation
associate of
Peter Lalor
Other occupation
associate of
Helen Palmer
Other occupation
associate of
James Mollison
Curator
associate of
John Macarthur
Other occupation
associate of
Dick Edwards
Other occupation
associate of
Kevin Lynch
Other occupation
spouse of
née Cottingham Frances Shaw
Other occupation
associate of
Robert Eadie
Artist
Young artist mentored by Shaw
friend of
Laurie Elbourne
Artist
friend of
Charles Blackman
1915
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Theatre / Film Designer)
associate of
Newton Hedstrom
1915
Designer (Graphic Designer), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Hal Missingham
1915
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter), Curator