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Robert Jacks b. 1943

Artist (Painter)

Robert Jacks is one of the first generation of Australian artists to take nourishment from the post war American artists, rather than looking to Europe. He was one of the exhibitors at The Field in 1968

Tags: Abstract painting, Minimalism

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Baillieu Library Special Collections, University of Melbourne, Vic.

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The Special Collections, Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne, comprise some 200,000 rare or historic books, serials and pamphlets and literary archives.

The McArthur Bequest (1903) was the first substantial donation to the University Library, which has been followed by, among others, the Sir Russell Grimwade, Ian McLaren and Clern Christesen collections acquired in the 1970s.

Website

http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/special/
Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Vic.

Description

The VCA Art Collection spans the entire history of the College and its predecessor, the National Gallery School of Art (first opened in 1867).

Comprising painting, sculpture, photography and works on paper, most works are by students, staff or alumni.

DAAO has a separate entry for The Margaret Lawrence Australian Ceramics Collection. It was bequeathed to the VCA Collection in 2004.

Website

http://www.unimelb.edu.au/culturalcollections/collections/visualarts.html#vca

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Robert Jacks b. 1943

Baillieu Library Special Collections, University of Melbourne, Vic.

Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Vic.

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