Laurie Thomas b. 19 January 1915

Also known as Laurence Nicholas Barrett Thomas
  • Curator
Laurie Thomas was a pioneer for professional standards in the two state galleries he headed, Art Gallery of Western Australia and the Queensland Art Gallery. Later he was the most influential art critic of the Australian and that newspaper's nominee for director of the Australian National Gallery.
Tags: Art criticism, Aboriginal art, Lung cancer, Modernism
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Name
Laurie Thomas
Also known as Laurence Nicholas Barrett Thomas
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Curator
Tags:
Art criticism
Aboriginal art
Lung cancer
Modernism
Birth date
19 January 1915
Birth place
St Kilda, Melbourne, Vic.
Death date
20 August 1974
Death place
Paddington, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • 1950 - c.1974

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Related people
  • Thomas, Bronwyn (life partner of)