Eric Thake b. 8 June 1904

Also known as Eric Prentice Anchor Thake
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Mid 20th century Melbourne surrealist graphic and commercial artist and illustrator, designer and painter.
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Related stub person groups
  • Melbourne Contemporary Group (associate of)
  • Contemporary Art Society (Vic) (associate of)
Related people
  • Spowers, Ethel Louise (associate of)
  • Black, Dorrit (associate of)
  • Missingham, Hal (associate of)
Related works
  • "Ho Joe!" (creator of)
  • 'Self Portrait among the Anthills' (creator of)
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Related collections
  • Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, VIC (collected in)
  • Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre, Mornington Peninsula, VIC (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC (collected in)
  • Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, Castlemaine, VIC (collected in)
  • Ballaaat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Australian National University, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Commissioned as a RAAF Historical Section War Artist (received)
  • CAS prize (received)
Related events
  • (Retrospective) (exhibited at)
  • Contemporary Art Society exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Melbourne Contemporary Group exhibition (exhibited at)
  • (Group show with Ethel Spowers and Dorrit Black) (exhibited at)
  • (Solo exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • (Paintings and linocuts) (exhibited at)
  • (Linocuts of Eric Thake in the University's Art Collection) (exhibited at)
  • Eric Thake: Pubs & Bars (exhibited at)
  • Eric Thake: Linocuts, drawings, photographs (exhibited at)
  • Eric Thake: A personal retrospective (exhibited at)
  • Prints and Patronage: The development of the Geelong Art Gallery's print collection: 1900-1996 (exhibited at)
  • Surrealism: Revolution by Night (exhibited at)