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Sydney Ball b. 29 October 1933

Also known as Sid Ball, Syd Ball

Artist (Painter),
Artist (Printmaker),
Artist (Mixed Media Artist)

The Adelaide born Sydney Ball was a painter of pure colour and abstract form, and one of the first of the post-World War II artists to understand that New York, not London was the place to see and explore new art.

Tags: Colour field painting, Abstract art, geometric abstraction

Samstag Collection, University of South Australia, Australia

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http://www.unisa.edu.au/samstagmuseum/default.asp
Aldrich Museum of Art, Connecticut, USA
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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The Art Gallery of New South Wales began in the 1870s as an aspect of the Academy of Art. Later it became known as the National Art Gallery of NSW. This name persisted beyond Federation in 1901. It was given its present name in 1958.
It remains the principal collecting and exhibiting body in NSW and is governed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act of 1980.

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https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
National Gallery Victoria, Melbourne, VIC

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http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

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Newcastle Art Gallery

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http://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/nag
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

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http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/

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Sydney Ball b. 29 October 1933

Samstag Collection, University of South Australia, Australia

Aldrich Museum of Art, Connecticut, USA

Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

National Gallery Victoria, Melbourne, VIC

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

Newcastle Art Gallery

Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

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