Yosl Bergner b. 13 October 1920

  • Artist (Painter)
Melbourne painter and contemporary of Boyd and Perceval and active member of Contemporary Art Society with Noel Counihan and Vic O'Connor. Bergner's paintings were among the 1st to address the specific plight of Indigenous Australians and later work took inspiration from the works of German writer Franz Kafka. In Tel Aviv, a member of a circle of artists centred in the popular Cafe Kassit, where he painted a large mural.
Tags: refugee, communist, social activist
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associate of
Noel Counihan
1913
Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
John Perceval
1923
Artist (Painter), Artist (Ceramist)
associate of
Vic O'Connor
Artist (Painter)
child of
Melech Ravitch
Other occupation
friend of
James V. Wigley
1917
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Arthur Boyd
1920
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Joy Hester
1920
Artist
friend of
Albert Tucker
1920
Artist (Painter), Artist (Photographer), Artist (Ceramist)

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