Tom Roberts b. 9 March 1856

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
One of Australia's most iconic painters, Tom Roberts was an early champion of plein-air painting and together with Frederick McCubbin, Roberts helped establish the famous painting camps around Heidelberg in Victoria.
You are viewing the version of bio from Dec. 26, 2011, 9:06 p.m. , as edited by Joanna Mendelssohn (moderator approved).
Revert to this revision Go to current record
exhibited at
Australian Impressionism
Date
31 March 2007 - 8 July 2007
Place
Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Melbourne, Vic.
Description
Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/australianimpressionism/
exhibited at
Ocean to Outback: Australian landscape painting 1850-1950
Date
2007 - 2009
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description

Touring exhibition curated by National Gallery Director, Ron Radford.

Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.nga.gov.au/AboutUs/press/OceanToOutback.cfm
exhibited at
Tom Roberts: 'Bailed Up', 1895/1927
Date
25 July 1998 - 25 October 1998
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Tom Roberts
Date
1996
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Australian Landscape
Date
1972 - 1973
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description

“The Australian Landscape” was a national touring exhibition organised by the Australian Gallery Directors’ Council in 1972. The organising gallery was the Art Gallery of South Australia, and the curators were Daniel Thomas (Art Gallery of New South Wales) Ian North (Art Gallery of South Australia) and Frances McCarthy [later Lindsay] (National Gallery of Victoria). Generous funding from the Peter Stuyvesant foundation enabled the curators to travel the country together in order to make considered judgements.
The exhibition opened at the Art Gallery of South Australia on 3 March 1972, and toured to the Western Australian Art Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Australian National Gallery (temporary premises), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Newcastle City Art Gallery, and the Queensland Art Gallery.
The catalogue introduction claims that the exhibition comprised of 'fifty-five of the best Australian landscapes ever executed’. It was characterised by a breadth of vision, with works from every state – including regional galleries and private collections. It is distinguished by having a greater emphasis on colonial works than previous exhibitions, and elevating the reputation of Eugene Von Guerard and John Glover.
There were only two works by women – Grace Cossington Smith and Margaret Preston– and none by any Aboriginal artist.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
'9 by 5' Impressions exhibition
Date
August 1889
Place
Buxton's Art Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
Description
Type
Exhibition

Difference between this version and previous

Field This Version Previous Version
Date modified Dec. 26, 2011, 9:06 p.m. Oct. 19, 2011, 1:51 p.m.
Other occupations
  • Hospital orderly
  • Hospital orderly
References [<ExternalResource: 'National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT'.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>] [<ExternalResource: 'National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT'.>]
Arrivals
  • 1869
  • 1869
Related people
  • Conder, Charles (associate of)
  • Buvelot, Louis (associate of)
  • McCubbin, Frederick (associate of)
  • Parkes, Henry (associate of)
  • Barrau, Laureano (associate of)
  • Casas, Ramon (associate of)
  • Conder, Charles (associate of)
  • Buvelot, Louis (associate of)
  • McCubbin, Frederick (associate of)
  • Parkes, Henry (associate of)
  • Barrau, Laureano (associate of)
  • Casas, Ramon (associate of)
Related works
  • The quarry, Maria Island (creator of)
  • Head of Caleb (plaster sculpture "Head of a Boy") (creator of)
  • Opening of the first Parliament of the Australian Commonwealth, 9th May 1901 - with remarque of Edward VII. (creator of)
  • Shearing the rams (creator of)
  • Going home (creator of)
  • Holiday sketch at Coogee (creator of)
  • A Sunday afternoon [A Sunday afternoon picnic at Box Hill] (creator of)
  • A quiet day on Darebin Creek [Merri Creek] (creator of)
  • The quarry, Maria Island (creator of)
  • Head of Caleb (plaster sculpture "Head of a Boy") (creator of)
  • Opening of the first Parliament of the Australian Commonwealth, 9th May 1901 - with remarque of Edward VII. (creator of)
  • Shearing the rams (creator of)
  • Going home (creator of)
  • Holiday sketch at Coogee (creator of)
  • A Sunday afternoon [A Sunday afternoon picnic at Box Hill] (creator of)
  • A quiet day on Darebin Creek [Merri Creek] (creator of)
Related collections
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • To make a vast representation of the opening of the first Federal Parliament (received)
  • To make a vast representation of the opening of the first Federal Parliament (received)
Related events
  • Australian Impressionism (exhibited at)
  • Ocean to Outback: Australian landscape painting 1850-1950 (exhibited at)
  • Tom Roberts: 'Bailed Up', 1895/1927 (exhibited at)
  • Tom Roberts (exhibited at)
  • The Australian Landscape (exhibited at)
  • '9 by 5' Impressions exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Australian Impressionism (exhibited at)
  • Ocean to Outback: Australian landscape painting 1850-1950 (exhibited at)
  • Tom Roberts: 'Bailed Up', 1895/1927 (exhibited at)
  • Tom Roberts (exhibited at)
  • '9 by 5' Impressions exhibition (exhibited at)
Field Changes
Biography