Tony Tuckson b. 18 January 1921

Also known as Anthony Tuckson, J Anthony Tuckson, J A Tuckson
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Curator
For much of his life Tony Tuckson's reputation was as the Assistant Director of he Art Gallery of New South Wales, passionately advocating for Aboriginal art. It was only near the end of his life that the wider arts community realised that he was an artist of great significance.
Tags: Aboriginal art, Abstraction
exhibited at
Painting forever: Tony Tuckson
Date
2000
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description

An NGA touring exhibition – toured nationally including AGSA, Brisbane City Gallery, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Heide. The first major survey exhibition of Tuckson’s work since 1976 which offers a reappraisal of this important and largely unknown 20th century Australian artist.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
AGSA annual report; AGNSW Library catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Painting Forever: Tony Tuckson, Canberra: National Gallery of Australia, 2000
ISBN 0642541175 (pbk)

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Retrospective, Painting
exhibited at
Tony Tuckson: painting forever
Date
2001
Place
Brisbane City Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld
Description

An NGA touring exhibition – toured nationally including Brisbane City Gallery, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Heide. The first major survey of Tony Tuckson’s work since 1976.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
BCAG exhibition archive;

Exhibition Catalogue:
Painting Forever: Tony Tuckson, Canberra: National Gallery of Australia, 2000.
ISBN 0642541175 (pbk)

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Retrospective, Painting
exhibited at
Reversals: Philip Guston, Tony Tuckson
Date
1994
Place
Ivan Dougherty Gallery, COFA, UNSW, Paddington, NSW
Description

The exhibition featured the work of Australian artist Tony Tuckson and the work of American artist Philip Guston.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
IDG archive printout; AGNSW Library catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Reversals: Philip Guston, Tony Tuckson / curator, Tony Oliver. Sydney: Ivan Dougherty Gallery, 1994
[23] p : ill (some col), ports

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Duo, Painting
exhibited at
Tony Tuckson: themes and variations
Date
1989
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

A non-chronological exhibition of works from various phases in Tuckson’s career.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
AGNSW annual report; AGNSW Library catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Tony Tuckson, themes and variations / by Terence Maloon. Bulleen, Vic: Heide Park and Art Gallery, 1989
ISBN 0947104089

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Retrospective, Painting
exhibited at
Tony Tuckson, 1921-1973
Date
1976
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

A memorial exhibition which covered all periods of the artist’s work.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
AGNSW annual report and archive index cards; AGNSW Library catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Tony Tuckson, 1921-1973: a memorial exhibition / by Daniel Thomas. Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1976
52 p : ill, ports ; 19 cm

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Retrospective, Painting
exhibited at
John Firth-Smith, Tony Tuckson paintings
Date
1975
Place
Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne, VIC
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
MUMA archive printout; AGNSW Library catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Tony Tuckson, John Firth-Smith. [Clayton, Vic]: Monash University, Dept of Visual Arts, 1975
[36] p : ill ; 12 cm

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Duo, Painting
exhibited at
Recent Australian Art
Date
19 October 1973 - 18 November 1973
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales
Type
Exhibition