Geoffrey Tyson b. 3 April 1911

Also known as Geoff Tyson
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Graphic Designer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Mid 20th century Launceston art teacher, painter and advertising artist. Known for sketches made while a Prisoner of War during WWII.
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painter and advertising artist, was born in Launceston on 3 April 1911; he studied commercial art in Melbourne and worked in advertising 1930-34, then as a newspaper artist for the Launceston Examiner . Enlisted in AIF 1940 and spent 1942-45 as a POW in Timor, Java and Japan. Sketches done as POW are his best-known works.

Returned to Launceston and taught at Launceston Tech. Later he went back to advertising art and painting. Member Tasmanian Group of Painters, Launceston Art Society and Victorian Artists’ Society.

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Date written:
1996
Last updated:
2007

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Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Graphic Designer)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other occupations
  • Art teacher
  • Art teacher
Alternative names
  • Geoff Tyson
  • Geoff Tyson
Related person groups
  • Tasmanian Group of Painters, Tas. (associate of)
  • Launceston Art Society, Tas. (associate of)
  • Victorian Artists' Society, Vic. (associate of)
  • Tasmanian Group of Painters, Tas. (associate of)
  • Launceston Art Society, Tas. (associate of)
  • Victorian Artists' Society, Vic. (associate of)
Related collections
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tas. (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tas. (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related events
  • Victorian Artists' Society (exhibited at)
  • Launceston Art Society (exhibited at)
  • Tasmanian Group of Painters (exhibited at)
  • [retrospective] (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Artists' Society (exhibited at)
  • Launceston Art Society (exhibited at)
  • Tasmanian Group of Painters (exhibited at)
  • [retrospective] (exhibited at)
Field Changes
Biography
Contributors
  • 1937