Dusan Marek b. 7 March 1926

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Screen Artist),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Painter, film maker and radical Surrealist. Came to Australia as a political refugee in 1948 and through his teaching as well as his art, had a profound affect on subsequent generations of artists.
Tags: Surrealism, Film maker, Immigrant, Contemporary art, Political refugee
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References [<ExternalResource: Murphy, Bernice (20 December 1975), 'Project 10: Dusan Marek'.>, <ExternalResource: Murphy, Bernice (1979), 'Dusan Marek'.>, <ExternalResource: Mould, Stephen (2007), 'Dusan Marek: a Landlocked Czech Surrealist in the Antipodes'.>, <ExternalResource: Mould, Stephen (2008), 'THE BIRTH OF LOVE: DuĊĦan and Voitre Marek - Artist brothers in Czechoslovakia and post-war Australia'.>] [<ExternalResource: Murphy, Bernice (20 December 1975), 'Project 10: Dusan Marek'.>, <ExternalResource: Murphy, Bernice (1979), 'Dusan Marek'.>, <ExternalResource: Mould, Stephen (2007), 'Dusan Marek: a Landlocked Czech Surrealist in the Antipodes'.>]
Arrivals
  • 29 October 1948 (Arrived on SS Charleton Sovereign)
  • 1948 (Arrived on SS Charleton Sovereign)