Weaver Hawkins b. 28 August 1893

Also known as Raokin, Harold Frederick Weaver Hawkins
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
One of the great advocates for contemporary art in New South Wales. After he was left on the Western Front in World War I, he rehabilitated himself to paint with his left arm. He left England in the 1920s and travelled widely before settling in Sydney in 1935 where he actively supported younger artists in experimenting with modern art.
Tags: Vorticism, Contemporary art, World War I, War injuries, Battle of the Somme, Contemporary Art Society of NSW, Blake Prize
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exhibited at
Australian Prints
Date
29 October 1996 - 22 November 1996
Place
Melbourne, Vic.
Description

Curated by Bridget McDonnell

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Weaver Hawkins 1893-1977 S.H. Ervin Museum and Art Gallery
Date
1995
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Project 11: Weaver Hawkins
Date
7 February 1976
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Blake Prize for Religious Art
Date
1968
Place
Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition

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Other occupations
  • soldier (ANZSIC code: 760) 1914 - 1919 World War I, The western front and military hospitals, France
  • soldier (ANZSIC code: 760) 1914 - 1919 World War I, The western front and military hospitals, France
Related collections
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • St Paul's College, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • St Paul's College, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
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