David Strachan b. 25 June 1919

Also known as David Edgar Strachan
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
David Strachan, the son of the Lindsay family's doctor, studied in London and Paris before attending the George Bell School in Melbourne. He is most identified the Sydney Charm School of the 1950s, and with the revival of etching in Australia. He was awarded the Wynne Prize in 1961 and 1964.
Tags: Charm school, Etching, Hill End, George Bell School
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Name
David Strachan
Also known as David Edgar Strachan
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Printer and publisher (ANZSIC code: 16) 1950 - 1954 Stramur-Presse,, Paris, France
  • Lecturer in printmaking (ANZSIC code: 81) 1960 - 1970 East Sydney Technical College, Darlinghurst, NSW
Tags:
Charm school
Etching
Hill End
George Bell School
Birth date
25 June 1919
Birth place
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
Death date
23 November 1970
Death place
Hume Highway, Near Yass, NSW, Australia
Death note
Died in a road accident while returning to Sydney from Creswick
Active Period
  • 1936 - 1970
Arrival
  • 1920
Residence
  • 1919 - 1920 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
  • 1920 Adelaide, SA
  • 1921 - 1936 Creswick, Vic.
  • 1936 - 1937 London, England, UK
  • 1937 - 1938 Paris, France
  • 1938 - 1941 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1941 - 1948 Sydney, NSW
  • 1948 - 1955 Paris, France
  • 1955 - 1957 London, England, UK
  • 1957 - 1958 Zürich, Switzerland
  • 1959 Bricherasio, Italy
  • 1960 - 1970 Sydney, NSW
Training
  • painting and drawing, 1936 - 1937 The Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, UK
  • Painting and drawing, 1937 L'Académie de La Grande Chaumière, Paris
  • painting , 1938 - c.1940 George Bell School, Melbourne, VIC
  • Pyschology, 1957 - 1958 C. G. Jung-Institut, Zürich, Switzerland
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists
  • Eva Breuer Art Dealer

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