Bernard Hesling b. 1905

Also known as B. Hesling
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
Mid 20th century English-born, Paris-trained Sydney painter, writer and cartoonist. Hesling wrote art criticism for the Sydney Observer until Donald Horne sacked him for reviewing an exhibition he hadn't seen and replaced him with Robert Hughes .
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Name
Bernard Hesling
Also known as B. Hesling
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Marbler
  • Art critic
  • Author
  • Advertising director
  • House painter
Birth date
1905
Birth place
Yorkshire, England, UK
Death date
1987
Active Period
  • c.1924 - c.1974
Arrival
  • 1928
Residence
  • c.1928 - c.1987 Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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  • Kerr, Joan
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