Daniel Thomas b. 1931 Latrobe, near Devonport, Tas.

Also known as Daniel Rhys Thomas
  • Curator
Daniel Thomas is has been a continuing major force in Australian art curatorship since he was first appointed to the Art Gallery of NSW as 'professional assistant' in 1958.
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Name
Daniel Thomas
Also known as Daniel Rhys Thomas
Birth date
1931
Birth place
Latrobe, near Devonport, Tas.
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Curator
Residence
  • 1931- near Devonport, TAS, Australia
  • - Geelong Grammar, Geelong, Vic.
  • - 1956 Oxford University, Oxford, England, UK
  • 1958- 1978 Sydney, NSW (His apartment was at Juniper Hall, Paddington)
  • 1978- 1984 Canberra, ACT
  • 1984- Adelaide, SA
  • - Port Sorell, Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land)
Active Period
  • 1958- 1990
Training
  • School, - Geelong Grammar, Geelong, Vic.
  • Bachelor of Arts, c.1952- c.1956 Oxford University, Oxford, England, UK
Is Indigenous
No
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associate of
Frances Lindsay
Curator
associate of
James Mollison
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Brian Finemore
1925
Curator
associate of
Nicholas William Draffin
1943
Curator, Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
associate of
Bernice Murphy
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
friend of
Jaynie Anderson
Curator
friend of
Ron Radford
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
friend of
Grace Cossington Smith
1892
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
friend of
Grace Crowley
1890
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Peter Laverty
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Tony Tuckson
1921
Artist
associate of
Frank Watters
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Geoffrey Legge
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
friend of
John Stringer
1937
Curator
The Australian Landscape
1972- 1973
Exhibition (curator of)
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
"The Australian Landscape" was a national touring exhibition organised by the Australian Gallery Directors' Council in 1972. The organising gallery was the Art Gallery of South Australia, and the curators were Daniel Thomas (Art Gallery of New South Wales) Ian North (Art Gallery of South Australia) and Frances McCarthy [later Lindsay] (National Gallery of Victoria). Generous funding from the Peter Stuyvesant foundation enabled the curators to travel the country together in order to make considered judgements. The exhibition opened at the Art Gallery of South Australia on 3 March 1972, and toured to the Western Australian Art Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Australian National Gallery (temporary premises), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Newcastle City Art Gallery, and the Queensland Art Gallery. The catalogue introduction claims that the exhibition comprised of 'fifty-five of the best Australian landscapes ever executed'. It was characterised by a breadth of vision, with works from every state – including regional galleries and private collections. It is distinguished by having a greater emphasis on colonial works than previous exhibitions, and elevating the reputation of Eugene Von Guerard and John Glover. There were only two works by women – Grace Cossington Smith and Margaret Preston– and none by any Aboriginal artist.
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