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
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Name
Weaver Hawkins
Also known as:
  • Raokin
  • Harold Frederick Weaver Hawkins
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Other Occupation
  • soldier (ANZSIC code: 760) 1914 - 1919 World War I, The western front and military hospitals, France
Tags:
Vorticism
Contemporary art
World War I
War injuries
Battle of the Somme
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
  • 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
Cultural Heritage
  • British
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists
Website

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Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Tags
  • Vorticism
  • Contemporary art
  • World War I
  • War injuries
  • Battle of the Somme
  • Vorticism
References [<ExternalResource: (April 1997), 'Sotheby's Fine Australian Paintings', Melbourne, Vic., (28-29 April 1997), cat.53 (ill.), .>, <ExternalResource: (c.1995), 'S.H. Ervin catalogue'.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, Daniel (7 February 1976), 'Project 11: Weaver Hawkins'.>] [<ExternalResource: (April 1997), 'Sotheby's Fine Australian Paintings', Melbourne, Vic., (28-29 April 1997), cat.53 (ill.), .>, <ExternalResource: (c.1995), 'S.H. Ervin catalogue'.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, Daniel (February 1970), 'Project 11: Weaver Hawkins', Art Gallery of New South Wales catalogue, Sydney, NSW, .>]
Arrivals
  • 1935
  • March 1935
Cultural heritages
  • British
Field Changes
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