Sidney Nolan b. 22 April 1917

Also known as Sir Sidney Robert Nolan
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist),
  • Artist (Theatre / Film Designer),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Sir Sidney Nolan, the son of a Melbourne tram driver, became one of Australia's most celebrated and honoured artists. His Ned Kelly series made him a household name. Working in several media and art forms - painting, drawing, printmaking, set design, murals, spray painting and collage - he created more than 10,000 individual works.
Tags: Australian mythology, Heide, Ned Kelly, Herald Exhibition of English and European Contemporary Art
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relative of
Elizabeth Paterson
Designer (Graphic Designer), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
Former spouse from whom Nolan was divorced in the 1940s.
associate of
Arthur Boyd
1920
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Albert Tucker
1914
Artist (Painter), Artist (Photographer), Artist (Ceramist)
associate of
Joy Hester
1920
Artist
Also http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140509b.htm
friend of
John Reed
Other occupation
associate of
Lord Alistair McAlpine
Other occupation
friend of
Patrick White
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friend of
Sunday Reed
Other occupation
spouse of
nee Boyd Mary Nolan
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parent of
Jinx Nolan
Other occupation
parent of
Amelda Langslow
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associate of
Lord Kenneth Clark
Other occupation
associate of
Lord C.P. Snow
Other occupation
associate of
Lord Benjamin Britten
Other occupation
associate of
Robert Lowell
Other occupation
associate of
Alan Moorehead
Other occupation
associate of
Charles Osborne
Other occupation
associate of
Hal Missingham
Artist
relative of
Guy Boyd
1917
Artist (Sculptor), Designer (Ceramist)
brohter in law
associate of
Jane Clark
1917
Curator
associate of
Klaus Friedeberger
1917
Artist (Painter)
friend of
Elwyn Lynn
1917
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman), Curator, Artist (Printmaker)
spouse of
Cynthia Reed
1917
Curator

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