Weaver Hawkins b. 28 August 1893

Also known as Raokin, Harold Frederick Weaver Hawkins
  • Artist (Painter)
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
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Name
Weaver Hawkins
Also known as:
  • Raokin
  • Harold Frederick Weaver Hawkins
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • soldier (ANZSIC code: 760) 1914 - 1919 World War I, The western front and military hospitals, France
Tags:
Vorticism
Birth date
28 August 1893
Birth place
Sydenham, London, England, UK
Death date
13 August 1977
Death place
Willoughby, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1910 - c.1972
Arrival
  • March 1935
Residence
  • 1935 - 1977 Sydney, NSW
  • 1933 - 1934 Tahiti
  • c.1893 - c.1927 London, England, UK
  • c.1927 - c.1933 Malta
Training
  • Etching, 1921 - 1922 Royal College of Art, London, England, UK
  • Art teacher training, 1910 - 1914 Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, London, England, UK
  • 1919 - 1922 Westminster School of Art, London, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists
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Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist
Urls
  • http://www.australianprints.gov.au/
  • http://www.australianprints.gov.au
Periods active
  • c.1910 - c.1972
  • c.1918 - c.1968
Residences
  • 1935 - 1977 Sydney, NSW
  • 1933 - 1934 Tahiti
  • c.1893 - c.1927 London, England, UK
  • c.1927 - c.1933 Malta
  • 1935 - 1977 Australia
  • 1933 - 1934 Tahiti
  • c.1893 - c.1927 England, UK
  • c.1927 - c.1933 Malta
Other occupations
  • soldier (ANZSIC code: 760) 1914 - 1919 World War I, The western front and military hospitals, France
Tags
  • Vorticism
Alternative names
  • Raokin
  • Harold Frederick Weaver Hawkins
  • Raokin
  • Harold Frederick Weaver Hawkins
Arrivals
  • March 1935
  • 1935
Trainings
  • Etching, 1921 - 1922 Royal College of Art, London, England, UK
  • Art teacher training, 1910 - 1914 Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, London, England, UK
  • 1919 - 1922 Westminster School of Art, London, England, UK
  • 1921 - 1922 Royal College of Art, London, England, UK
Related people
  • Hawkins, Irene (spouse of)
  • Short, Frank (associate of)
  • Hawkins, Irene (spouse of)
  • Short, Frank (associate of)
Related works
  • Steeplechase (creator of)
  • The Innocents (creator of)
  • Fleshy Beach (creator of)
  • Study for Two Minute Silence (creator of)
  • The dance (None)
  • Puberty Ritual (Drunken Maltese Boys) (creator of)
  • The Two Minutes' Silence (creator of)
  • The Spring (creator of)
  • The wood engraver (creator of)
  • Coffee Stall (creator of)
  • Roadmakers (creator of)
  • Carnival (creator of)
  • Refugees (creator of)
  • Steeplechase (creator of)
  • The Innocents (creator of)
  • Fleshy Beach (creator of)
  • Study for Two Minute Silence (creator of)
  • The dance (None)
  • Puberty Ritual (Drunken Maltese Boys) (creator of)
  • The Two Minutes' Silence (creator of)
  • The Spring (creator of)
  • The wood engraver (creator of)
  • Coffee Stall (creator of)
  • Roadmakers (creator of)
  • Carnival (creator of)
  • Refugees (creator of)
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)
  • 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)
Related events
  • Australian Prints (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Print Prize Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Blake Prize for Religious Art (exhibited at)
  • Australian Prints (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Print Prize Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Blake Prize for Religious Art (exhibited at)
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Place Sydenham, London, England, UK
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