Albert Tucker b. 29 December 1914

Also known as Albert Lee Tucker
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Ceramist)
Albert Tucker was one of the Angry Penguins group of artists who were at Heide in the 1940s. His art was shaped in part by the poverty he experienced and saw during the Great Depression and his experiences in the Army and Melbourne in World War II. He also worked to ensure the posthumous reputation of his first wife, Joy Hester.
Tags: Angry Penguins
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Name
Albert Tucker
Also known as Albert Lee Tucker
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Ceramist)
Tags:
Angry Penguins
Birth date
29 December 1914
Birth place
Melbourne, Vic.
Death date
23 October 1999
Death place
Melbourne, Vic
Death note
Died in hospital
Active Period
  • c.1933 - c.1999
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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  • Albert Tucker: a retrospective (exhibited at)
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  • The eye of the beholder: Albert Tucker's photographs (exhibited at)
  • Albert Tucker 1914-1999: memorial exhibition (exhibited at)
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  • The drawings of Albert Tucker (exhibited at)
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  • Anti-Fascist Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Contemporary Art Society's Anti-Fascist Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Albert Tucker: a retrospective (exhibited at)
  • Albert Tucker: 6 major paintings from the 1940s and 50s (exhibited at)
  • The eye of the beholder: Albert Tucker's photographs (exhibited at)
  • Albert Tucker 1914-1999: memorial exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Tucker: Australian gothic: selections from the Albert and Barbara Tucker gift to Heide (exhibited at)
  • The drawings of Albert Tucker (exhibited at)
  • Recent Australian Painting (exhibited at)
  • Anti-Fascist Exhibition (exhibited at)