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
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Name
Donald Brook
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Curator
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Senior Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 8102) 1968 - 1973 University of Sydney, NSW
  • Professor of Fine Arts (ANZSIC code: 8102) 1973 - 1992 Flinders University, Adelaide, SA
  • Private (conscript) (ANZSIC code: 76) c.1945 - c.1947 British Army
  • Designer (ANZSIC code: 692) c.1955 Société CIAM, Paris, France
  • prop maker for film industry c.1956 - c.1957 London, England, UK
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 810) c.1958 - c.1959 Ahmadu Bello University , Zaria, Nigeria
Tags:
conceptual art
theorist
art critic
Birth date
8 January 1927
Birth place
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
Death date
17 December 2018
Death place
Adelaide, SA

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Other occupations
  • Senior Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 8102) 1968 - 1973 University of Sydney, NSW
  • Professor of Fine Arts (ANZSIC code: 8102) 1973 - 1992 Flinders University, Adelaide, SA
  • Private (conscript) (ANZSIC code: 76) c.1945 - c.1947 British Army
  • Designer (ANZSIC code: 692) c.1955 Société CIAM, Paris, France
  • prop maker for film industry c.1956 - c.1957 London, England, UK
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 810) c.1958 - c.1959 Ahmadu Bello University , Zaria, Nigeria
  • Senior Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 8102) 1968 - 1973 University of Sydney, NSW
  • Professor of Fine Arts (ANZSIC code: 8102) 1973 - 1989 Flinders University, Adelaide, SA
  • Private (conscript) (ANZSIC code: 76) c.1945 - c.1947 British Army
  • Designer (ANZSIC code: 692) c.1955 Société CIAM, Paris, France
  • prop maker for film industry c.1956 - c.1957 London, England, UK
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 810) c.1958 - c.1959 Ahmadu Bello University , Zaria, Nigeria