Donald Brook b. 8 January 1927

  • Curator ,
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
The. Yorkshire born Donald Brook first established a reputation as a sculptor, but his most significant impact on Australian art was as the intellectually rigorous critic, professor and art theorist whose ideas influenced two generations of Australian artists,
Tags: conceptual art, theorist, art critic, Contemporary art
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Other occupations
  • Senior Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 8102) 1968 - 1973 University of Sydney, NSW
  • Professor of Fine Arts (ANZSIC code: 8102) 1974 - 1989 Flinders University, Adelaide, SA
  • Private (conscript) (ANZSIC code: 76) c.1945 - c.1946 British Army
  • Designer (ANZSIC code: 692) c.1952 - c.1953 Société CIAM, Paris, France
  • prop maker for film industry c.1953 - c.1954 London, England, UK
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 810) c.1954 - c.1956 Ahmadu Bello University , Zaria, Nigeria
  • visiting lecturer (ANZSIC code: 81) 1958 - 1961 Colchester College of Art, Colchester, Essex, England
  • lecturer (ANZSIC code: 81) 1965 - 1966 Canberra Technical College, Canberra, ACT
  • Art Critic (ANZSIC code: J) 1964 - 1967 Canberra Times, Canberra, ACT
  • Art Critic (ANZSIC code: J) 1967 - 1973 Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, NSW
  • Art Critic (ANZSIC code: J) 1973 Nation Review, Sydney, NSW
  • Senior Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 8102) 1968 - 1973 University of Sydney, NSW
  • Professor of Fine Arts (ANZSIC code: 8102) 1974 - 1989 Flinders University, Adelaide, SA
  • Private (conscript) (ANZSIC code: 76) c.1945 - c.1946 British Army
  • Designer (ANZSIC code: 692) c.1952 - c.1953 Société CIAM, Paris, France
  • prop maker for film industry c.1953 - c.1954 London, England, UK
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 810) c.1954 - c.1956 Ahmadu Bello University , Zaria, Nigeria
  • visiting lecturer (ANZSIC code: 81) 1958 - 1961 Colchester College of Art, Colchester, Essex, England
  • lecturer (ANZSIC code: 81) 1965 - 1966 Canberra Technical College, Canberra, ACT
  • Art Critic (ANZSIC code: J) 1964 - 1967 Canberra Times, Canberra, ACT
  • Art Critic (ANZSIC code: J) 1967 - 1973 Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, NSW