Hal Missingham b. 8 December 1906

Also known as H. M., Misso, Mingham, Miss Ingham, Harold Missingham
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Western Australian born painter, photographer, illustrator and author. He also had an active interest in design issues authoring a book, "Design Focus" for architects, craftworkers and industrial designers. Hal Missingham is best known for being the post-war director of the Art Gallery of NSW.
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Citations

  • 'Art Gallery of NSW Library, Sydney, NSW and other sources’.

  • Missingham, Hal (June 1950), 'Camera Class’, A.M. [magazine], pg 48, .

  • Thomas, Daniel, ''Hal Missingham’ [obituary]’, Art and Australia, Summer 1994 (Volume 32, No 2).

  • Hesling, Bernard (September 1945), 'Hal Missingham’, Australia: National Journal, pp 23-25, .

  • Douglas, Kim (October 1986), 'After a devastating fire artist Hall Missingham rebuilds his life’, Australian Women’s Weekly, pp 83-85, .

  • Burns, Anne (4 December 1993), 'Missingham a life in fine detail’, Perth Metro Daily, (page unknown).

See also

Initial data sources

  • 'DAAO Researcher-in-Residence' supported by the Power Institute Foundation for Art & Visual Culture, University of Sydney

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Other occupations
  • Author
  • Art teacher
  • Gallery director
  • Author
  • Art teacher
  • Gallery director
See alsos [<ExternalResource: 'Portrait of Hal Missingham by Sir William Dobell (1967-8), collection AGNSW'.>, <ExternalResource: 'Portrait of Hal Missingham by Judy Cassab (1970), collection AGNSW'.>, <ExternalResource: Hal Missingham (1 January 1978), 'Design Focus.'.>] [<ExternalResource: 'Portrait of Hal Missingham by Sir William Dobell (1967-8), collection AGNSW'.>, <ExternalResource: 'Portrait of Hal Missingham by Judy Cassab (1970), collection AGNSW'.>]
Alternative names
  • H. M.
  • Misso
  • Mingham
  • Miss Ingham
  • Harold Missingham
  • H. M.
  • Misso
  • Mingham
  • Miss Ingham
  • Harold Missingham
Related people
  • Linton, James (associate of)
  • Dobell, William (associate of)
  • Jones, Charles Lloyd (associate of)
  • Lindsay, Daryl (associate of)
  • Long, Olive (associate of)
  • Maund, John Williams (associate of)
  • Smith, Sydney Ure (associate of)
  • Cant, James Montgomery (associate of)
  • Chapman, Dora Cecil (associate of)
  • Dalgarno, Roy Frederick Leslie (associate of)
  • Shaw, Rod (associate of)
  • Drysdale, Russell (associate of)
  • Nolan, Sidney (associate of)
  • Moore, Henry (associate of)
  • Meninsky, Bernard (associate of)
  • Smith, Bernard (associate of)
  • Webb, A. P. (associate of)
  • Missingham, Esther Mary (spouse of)
  • Missingham, David Alexander (child of)
  • Missingham, David (parent of)
  • Missingham, Peter (parent of)
  • Missingham, Annie Florence (child of)
  • Linton, James (associate of)
  • Dobell, William (associate of)
  • Jones, Charles Lloyd (associate of)
  • Lindsay, Daryl (associate of)
  • Long, Olive (associate of)
  • Maund, John Williams (associate of)
  • Smith, Sydney Ure (associate of)
  • Cant, James Montgomery (associate of)
  • Chapman, Dora Cecil (associate of)
  • Dalgarno, Roy Frederick Leslie (associate of)
  • Shaw, Rod (associate of)
  • Drysdale, Russell (associate of)
  • Nolan, Sidney (associate of)
  • Moore, Henry (associate of)
  • Meninsky, Bernard (associate of)
  • Smith, Bernard (associate of)
  • Webb, A. P. (associate of)
  • Missingham, Esther Mary (spouse of)
  • Missingham, David Alexander (child of)
  • Missingham, David (parent of)
  • Missingham, Peter (parent of)
  • Missingham, Annie Florence (child of)
Related person groups
  • Australian Watercolour Institute (associate of)
  • Studio of Realist Art (associate of)
  • Australian Watercolour Institute (associate of)
  • Studio of Realist Art (associate of)
Related works
  • The travellers rest, Gould's country, Tasmania (creator of)
  • David Missingham on Hunters Hill Wharf, New South Wales (creator of)
  • The Accident: Horse and Fresh Ice Cart (creator of)
  • The barn, Essex (creator of)
  • First watercolour outdoors, Rottnest W.A. (creator of)
  • The travellers rest, Gould's country, Tasmania (creator of)
  • David Missingham on Hunters Hill Wharf, New South Wales (creator of)
  • The Accident: Horse and Fresh Ice Cart (creator of)
  • The barn, Essex (creator of)
  • First watercolour outdoors, Rottnest W.A. (creator of)
Related collections
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Order of Australia (AO) (received)
  • Coronation Medal (received)
  • Chevalier de Legion d'Honneur (Knight of the French Legion of Honour) (received)
  • Order of Australia (AO) (received)
  • Coronation Medal (received)
  • Chevalier de Legion d'Honneur (Knight of the French Legion of Honour) (received)
Related events
  • Fifty years of Australian printmaking: Sydney Long to Eric Thake (exhibited at)
  • 'Hal Missingham' (exhibited at)
  • Masterpieces of Australian printmaking (None)
  • Hal Missingham Review Exhibition 1973-1984 (exhibited at)
  • 'Hal Missingham: Christmas Exhibition, 1983' (exhibited at)
  • 'Bush Images' (exhibited at)
  • 'Hal Missingham A.O.' (exhibited at)
  • Western Australian Artists 1920-1950 (exhibited at)
  • 'Hal Missingham - watercolours and pastels' (exhibited at)
  • 'Some Australian Artists, Photographs by Richard Beck and Hal Missingham' (exhibited at)
  • "Here & There", photographs by Hal Missingham (exhibited at)
  • "Here & There", photographs by Hal Missingham (exhibited at)
  • 'Hal Missingham - His London Years' (exhibited at)
  • Hal Missingham, His London Years (exhibited at)
  • 'Hal Missingham' (exhibited at)
  • 'Hal Missingham' (exhibited at)
  • 'Paintings by Clifton Pugh and Tourist Drawings by Hal Missingham' (exhibited at)
  • '6 Photographers' (exhibited at)
  • 'Watercolours and drawings by Hal Missingham' (exhibited at)
  • 'Paul Beadle and Hal Missingham' (exhibited at)
  • 'Exhibition of drawings by Hal Missingham and Donald Friend' (exhibited at)
  • 'Olive Long and Hal Missingham' (exhibited at)
  • 20 Recent Watercolours (exhibited at)
  • 'Exhibitions of Paintings' (exhibited at)
  • mixed show (exhibited at)
  • Fifty years of Australian printmaking: Sydney Long to Eric Thake (exhibited at)
  • 'Hal Missingham' (exhibited at)
  • Masterpieces of Australian printmaking (None)
  • Hal Missingham Review Exhibition 1973-1984 (exhibited at)
  • 'Hal Missingham: Christmas Exhibition, 1983' (exhibited at)
  • 'Bush Images' (exhibited at)
  • 'Hal Missingham A.O.' (exhibited at)
  • Western Australian Artists 1920-1950 (exhibited at)
  • 'Hal Missingham - watercolours and pastels' (exhibited at)
  • 'Some Australian Artists, Photographs by Richard Beck and Hal Missingham' (exhibited at)
  • "Here & There", photographs by Hal Missingham (exhibited at)
  • "Here & There", photographs by Hal Missingham (exhibited at)
  • 'Hal Missingham - His London Years' (exhibited at)
  • Hal Missingham, His London Years (exhibited at)
  • 'Hal Missingham' (exhibited at)
  • 'Hal Missingham' (exhibited at)
  • 'Paintings by Clifton Pugh and Tourist Drawings by Hal Missingham' (exhibited at)
  • '6 Photographers' (exhibited at)
  • 'Watercolours and drawings by Hal Missingham' (exhibited at)
  • 'Paul Beadle and Hal Missingham' (exhibited at)
  • 'Exhibition of drawings by Hal Missingham and Donald Friend' (exhibited at)
  • 'Olive Long and Hal Missingham' (exhibited at)
  • 20 Recent Watercolours (exhibited at)
  • 'Exhibitions of Paintings' (exhibited at)
  • mixed show (exhibited at)
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