Tony Tuckson b. 18 January 1921

Also known as Anthony Tuckson
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Curator
For much of his life Tony Tuckson's reputation was as the Assistant Director of he Art Gallery of New South Wales, passionately advocating for Aboriginal art. It was only near the end of his life that the wider arts community realised that he was an artist of great significance.
Tags: Aboriginal art, Abstraction
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Name
Tony Tuckson
Also known as Anthony Tuckson
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Curator
Tags:
Aboriginal art
Abstraction
Birth date
18 January 1921
Birth place
Ismailia, Egypt
Death date
24 November 1973
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Death note
Died of cancer of the spine
Active Period
  • c.1948 - 1973
Arrival
  • 1942 (First came during World War II when transfered to Darwin)
Residence
  • - England, UK
  • - Darwin, NT
  • - 1945 Sydney, NSW
  • - Wahroonga, Sydney, NSW
Training
  • art, - Hornsey College of Art, London, England, UK
  • art, 1946 - 1949 East Sydney Technical College, Sydney, NSW
Cultural Heritage
  • British

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Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Curator
  • Artist
Periods active
  • c.1948 - 1973
Residences
  • - England, UK
  • - Darwin, NT
  • - 1945 Sydney, NSW
  • - Wahroonga, Sydney, NSW
Tags
  • Aboriginal art
  • Abstraction
Alternative names
  • Anthony Tuckson
Arrivals
  • 1942 (First came during World War II when transfered to Darwin)
Trainings
  • art, - Hornsey College of Art, London, England, UK
  • art, 1946 - 1949 East Sydney Technical College, Sydney, NSW
Cultural heritages
  • British
Related people
  • Tuckson, Margaret (spouse of)
  • Missingham, Hal (associate of)
  • Free, Renee (friend of)
  • Draffin, Nicholas William (associate of)
  • Lindsay, Frances (associate of)
  • Mendelssohn, Joanna (associate of)
  • Marika, Wandjuk (friend of)
  • Scougall, Dr Stuart (associate of)
  • Warren, Guy (associate of)
  • Watters, Frank (friend of)
  • Legge, Geoffrey (friend of)
Related collections
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Mebourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Ballarat Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
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