Bernard Hesling OAM b. 1905

Also known as B. Hesling
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
(Walter) Bernard Hesling was a mid-20th century UK-born, Paris-trained painter who lived and worked in Sydney from 1928 until 1962, when he moved to Adelaide. He was a designer and muralist in the 1950s and later a successful vitreous-enamel painter who did much to foster vitreous-enamelling on steel plate in Australia. He was also a cartoonist, journalist and author of humorous autobiographical books.
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Name
Bernard Hesling OAM
Also known as B. Hesling
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Marbler
  • Art critic
  • Author
  • Advertising director
  • House painter
Birth date
1905
Birth place
Wales, UK
Birth note
born 8 June 1905
Death date
1987
Death place
Adelaide, SA
Death note
died 13 June 1987
Active Period
  • c.1924 - 1987
Arrival
  • 1928
Residence
  • c.1928 - c.1987 Sydney, later Adelaide ( lived Sydney 1928 to 1962, then Adelaide to 1987)
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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