Charles Meere b. 6 December 1890

Also known as Mathew Charles Meere
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Charles Meere's art practice encompassed landscape, still life and portraiture, mural design, and black and white illustration. He is best known for his Art Deco style works of the 1930s and 1940s, in particular his iconic painting, Australian Beach Pattern, of 1940.
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Name
Charles Meere
Also known as Mathew Charles Meere
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Illustrator
  • Teacher and Commercial Artist
Birth date
6 December 1890
Birth place
London, England
Death date
17 October 1961
Active Period
  • c.1923 - c.1961
Arrival
  • 1933
  • 1927 (Departed 1930)
Residence
  • 1933 - 1961 Mosman, NSW
Training
Cultural Heritage
  • Born in England to parents from Ireland
Languages
  • English
Copyright
  • Margaret Stephenson-Meere

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Other occupations
  • Illustrator
  • Teacher and Commercial Artist
  • Illustrator (Illustrator Daily Telegraph, 1942-, Sydney Morning Herald, 1945-49)
  • Teacher and Commercial Artist (Teacher and Commercial Artist Meere worked for the Catts Patterson advertising agency, Smith and Julius, and Berlei as a commercial artist.)
Copyright agents
  • Margaret Stephenson-Meere
  • Margaret Stephenson-Meere
References [<ExternalResource: 'published sources'.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '1938 Empire Games poster', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>] [<ExternalResource: 'published sources'.>]
Alternative names
  • Mathew Charles Meere
  • Mathew Charles Meere
Arrivals
  • 1933
  • 1927 (Departed 1930)
  • 1933
  • 1927 (Departed 1930)
Related person groups
  • Society of Artists, Sydney (associate of)
  • Society of Artists, Sydney (associate of)
Related works
  • Spring, Adelaide Park (creator of)
  • Portrait of Ben Chifley (creator of)
  • Australian Beach Pattern (creator of)
  • Triptych (creator of)
  • Nymphs, Hermes and Pan (creator of)
  • Atalanta's Eclipse (creator of)
  • 1938 Empire Games poster (creator of)
  • 1788-1938 150 Years of Progress (creator of)
  • Spring, Adelaide Park (creator of)
  • Portrait of Ben Chifley (creator of)
  • Australian Beach Pattern (creator of)
  • Triptych (creator of)
  • Nymphs, Hermes and Pan (creator of)
  • Atalanta's Eclipse (creator of)
  • Empire Games Sydney calls you... (creator of)
  • 1788-1938 150 Years of Progress (creator of)
Related collections
  • State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Wynne Prize (received)
  • Sir John Sulman Prize (received)
  • Wynne Prize (received)
  • Sir John Sulman Prize (received)
Related events
  • Retrospective (exhibited at)
  • Retrospective (exhibited at)
  • Archibald, Sulman and Wynne Prize Competitions (exhibited at)
  • Society of Artists Annual Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Retrospective (exhibited at)
  • Retrospective (exhibited at)
  • Archibald, Sulman and Wynne Prize Competitions (exhibited at)
  • Society of Artists Annual Exhibition (exhibited at)
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