Harold Abbott b. 1906

Also known as Harold Frederick Abbott
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
An official war artist during the Second World War, Harold Abbott was an accomplished portraitist who had studied at the Royal Academy of Art in London before returning to Australia and enlisting in the Australian Imperial Forces. After the war he returned to teaching, working at the National Art School in Sydney before becoming the State Supervisor for Art.
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exhibited at
Harold Abbott
Date
1987
Place
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
Description

New England Regional Art Museum touring exhibition 1987-1988; toured to three other NSW venues

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Newcastle Gallery exhibition archive

Exhibition Catalogue:
Harold Abbott: 1906-1986, Armidale, NSW: New England Regional Art Museum, 1987
20 p, : ill

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Painting
exhibited at
Harold Abbott: retrospective, 1906-1986
Date
1987
Place
Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong, NSW
Description

New England Regional Art Museum touring exhibition 1987-1988; toured to three other NSW venues. Three decades of Ken Whisson’s career were presented in this major exhibition of 36 paintings, dating from the year Whisson returned from his first visit to Europe in 1954-6.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Wollongong Art Museum annual report 1987; AGNSW Library catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Harold Abbott: 1906-1986, Armidale, NSW: New England Regional Art Museum, 1987
20 p, : ill

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Retrospective, Painting
exhibited at
Sulman Prize
Date
1940
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition

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Alternative names
  • Harold Frederick Abbott
  • Harold Frederick Abbott
Related people
  • Ashton, Julian Rossi (associate of)
  • Gibbons, Henry (associate of)
  • Ashton, Julian Rossi (associate of)
  • Gibbons, Henry (associate of)
Related works
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  • On the Thailand railway, 1 (creator of)
  • On the Thailand Railway (creator of)
  • VP Day, Canberra (creator of)
  • Forward Scout (creator of)
  • Bootmaker (creator of)
  • Main Street, Atherton (creator of)
  • Commando Weaving (creator of)
  • Helen (None)
  • Defeat, Singapore (creator of)
  • On the Thailand railway, 1 (creator of)
  • On the Thailand Railway (creator of)
  • VP Day, Canberra (creator of)
  • Forward Scout (creator of)
  • Bootmaker (creator of)
  • Main Street, Atherton (creator of)
  • Commando Weaving (creator of)
  • Helen (None)
Related collections
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related events
  • Sulman Prize (exhibited at)
  • Harold Abbott (exhibited at)
  • Harold Abbott: retrospective, 1906-1986 (exhibited at)
  • Sulman Prize (exhibited at)
  • Harold Abbott (exhibited at)
  • Harold Abbott: retrospective, 1906-1986 (exhibited at)
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Biography
Initial contributors
  • Dimcevska, VickyNote: Assistant Curator, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT
  • Dimcevska, Vicky Note: Assistant Curator, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT
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