Inge King b. 1918

  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer),
  • Artist (Sculptor)
King is a prolific and successful sculptor. Her involvement in the Australian art scene throughout her career has been immense and she is well recognised through commissions and awards.
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Name
Inge King
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Other Occupation
  • Jewellery designer
  • Lecturer
Birth date
1918
Birth place
Berlin, Germany
Active Period
  • c.1949 - c.1993
Arrival
  • 1951 (Melbourne, Vic.)
Residence
  • c.1951 - c.1993 Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1950 - c.1951 London, England, UK
  • c.1950- New York, USA
  • c.1950- France
  • c.1945 - c.1950 London, England, UK
  • c.1938 - c.1950 United Kingdom
  • 1918 - 1938 Berlin, Germany
Training
  • 1935 - 1938 Germany
  • c.1938 Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  • c.1938 Royal Academy, London, England, UK
Cultural Heritage
  • German
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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Other occupations
  • Jewellery designer
  • Lecturer
  • Jewellery designer
  • Lecturer
Related people
  • King, Grahame (spouse of)
  • King, Grahame (spouse of)
Related person groups
  • Group of Four (associate of)
  • Centre Five (associate of)
  • The New York School (associate of)
  • School of Early Childhood Studies (associate of)
  • Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (associate of)
  • Group of Four (associate of)
  • Centre Five (associate of)
  • The New York School (associate of)
  • School of Early Childhood Studies (associate of)
  • Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (associate of)
Related works
  • Book of cut-outs (creator of)
  • Forward Surge (creator of)
  • Fred Schonell Memorial Fountain (creator of)
  • Royal Australian Air Force Memorial (creator of)
  • Forward Surge (creator of)
  • Fred Schonell Memorial Fountain (creator of)
  • Royal Australian Air Force Memorial (creator of)
Related collections
  • Private collection (collected in)
  • Victorian Arts Centre (collected in)
  • Queensland University (collected in)
  • State Superannuation Board (collected in)
  • ICI House, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • State Bank of Victoria (collected in)
  • Woden Valley Hospital (collected in)
  • Australian National University (collected in)
  • University of Melbourne (collected in)
  • Baillieu Library Special Collections, University of Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Private collection (collected in)
  • Victorian Arts Centre (collected in)
  • Queensland University (collected in)
  • State Superannuation Board (collected in)
  • ICI House, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • State Bank of Victoria (collected in)
  • Woden Valley Hospital (collected in)
  • Australian National University (collected in)
  • University of Melbourne (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Honorary Doctorate, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (received)
  • Honorary Doctorate, Deakin University (received)
  • Member of the Order of Australia, 1984 (received)
  • Honorary Doctorate, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (received)
  • Honorary Doctorate, Deakin University (received)
  • Member of the Order of Australia, 1984 (received)
Related events
  • Sculpture Triennial (exhibited at)
  • Sculpture Triennial (exhibited at)
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