Bernard Hesling b. 1905

Also known as B. Hesling
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
Mid 20th century English-born, Paris-trained Sydney painter, writer and cartoonist. Hesling wrote art criticism for the Sydney Observer until Donald Horne sacked him for reviewing an exhibition he hadn't seen and replaced him with Robert Hughes .
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creator of
Cheery pencil drawing of Kings Cross
Date

(State Library of New South Wales, Mitchell Library SVIA DARH 2, inscribed to 'Miss M. Macdonald from B. Hesling’).

 

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