George Joseph Victor Baldessin b. 1939

  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Widely travelled, Baldessin honed his art through formal training and collaborative projects. He was a highly respected printmaker who studied at the Chelsea School of Art in London before teaching in the printmaking department at RMIT in Melbourne. In 1975 he was represented in the Bienal de Sao Paulo in Brazil and despite his premature death in a car accident at the age of 39, he is well represe
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Name
George Joseph Victor Baldessin
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Other Occupation
  • Art teacher
Birth date
1939
Birth place
San Biagio di Callalta, Italy
Death date
1978
Death place
Victoria
Active Period
  • 1960 - 1978
Arrival
  • 1949 (Arrived Melbourne, Vic.)
Residence
  • c.1975- Paris, France
  • c.1967- Japan
  • 1963 - 1978 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1962 - 1963 Milan, Italy
  • 1961 - 1962 London, England, UK
  • 1949 - 1961 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1939 - 1949 Italy
Training
  • c.1962 - c.1963 Brera Academy, Milan, Italy
  • 1962 Chelsea School of Art, London, England, UK
  • Fine Art Diploma 1961, c.1960 - c.1961 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Vic.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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