Charles Blackman b. 12 August 1928

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
The Antipodean artist Charles Blackman was best known for his paintings of schoolgirls and the whimsy of Alice in Wonderland. Largely, but not entirely, self-taught he became one of Australia's most popular artists.
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painter and printmaker, worked as a press artist for the Sydney Sun in 1945. Lithographs include Schoolgirls with a Dog , (Art Gallery of New South Wales, acq. 1965), The Brickworks , screenprint from lithographic proof printed by Larry Rawlins, AGNSW (acq. 1991), and The Camera Man , screenprint from lithographic proof printed by Larry Rawlins, AGNSW (acq. 1991).

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Date written:
1996
Last updated:
2007

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