David Edgar Strachan b. 25 June 1919

Also known as David Strachan
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
David Strachan, the son of the Lindsay family's doctor, studied in London and Paris before attending the George Bell School in Melbourne. He is most identified the Sydney Charm School of the 1950s, and with the revival of etching in Australia. He was awarded the Wynne Prize in 1961 and 1964.
Tags: Charm school, Etching, Hill End, George Bell School
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  • National Gallery Of Australia, Canberra, ACT
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

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Residences
  • 1919 - 1920 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
  • 1920 Adelaide, SA
  • 1921 - 1936 Creswick, Vic.
  • 1936 - 1937 London, England, UK
  • 1937 - 1938 Paris, France
  • 1938 - 1941 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1941 - 1948 Sydney, NSW
  • 1948 - 1955 Paris, France
  • 1955 - 1957 London, England, UK
  • 1957 - 1958 Zürich, Switzerland
  • 1959 Bricherasio, Italy
  • May 1960 - November 1970 Sydney, NSW
Other occupations
  • Printer and publisher (ANZSIC code: 16) 1950 - 1954 Stramur-Presse,, Paris, France
  • Lecturer in printmaking (ANZSIC code: 81) 1960 - 1970 East Sydney Technical College, Darlinghurst, NSW
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  • Charm school
  • Etching
  • Hill End
  • George Bell School
Alternative names
  • David Strachan
Arrivals
  • 1920
  • 1921
Trainings
  • painting and drawing, 1936 - 1937 The Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, UK
  • Painting and drawing, 1937 L'Académie de La Grande Chaumière, Paris
  • painting , 1938 - c.1940 George Bell School, Melbourne, VIC
  • Pyschology, 1957 - 1958 C. G. Jung-Institut, Zürich, Switzerland
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Place Hume Highway, Near Yass, NSW, Australia
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