Bert Flugelman b. 1923

Also known as Herbert Flugelman
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
Sculptor, painter, and mentor to many younger artists, Bert Flugelman came to Australia as a refugee shortly before the outbreak of World War II. In the 1970s he oversaw the radical artists associated with the Tin Sheds Gallery.
Tags: Experimental art, Refugee, Poliomyelitis, Public sculpture, Philanthropy
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creator of
Dobell Memorial Sculpture
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Note: Popularly called the "Shish Kebab", now removed from Martin Place
 

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Residences
  • 1923 - c.1938 Vienna, Austria (Fled as a refugee from the coming of the Nazis)
  • 1938 - Australia
  • c.1947 - 1950 Sydney, NSW
  • 1951 - 1956 UK, USA, Europe
  • 1957 - Sydney, NSW
  • 1970 - Adelaide, SA
  • - Jamberoo, NSW
  • 1923 - c.1937 Vienna, Austria (Fled as a refugee from the coming of the Nazis)
  • 1938 - Australia
  • c.1947 - 1950 Sydney, NSW
  • 1951 - 1956 UK, USA, Europe
  • 1957 - Sydney, NSW
  • 1970 - Adelaide, SA
  • - Jamberoo, NSW