Edwin Russell Tanner b. 31 December 1920

  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and engineer, won a commemorative medal for painting at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. Tanner also did preliminary work towards a MA degree in Philosophy at Monash in 1969.
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Name
Edwin Russell Tanner
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • engineer (ANZSIC code: 6923)
Birth date
31 December 1920
Birth place
Pengam, South Wales, UK
Death date
1980
Active Period
  • 1951 - 1980
Arrival
  • 1923
Residence
  • 1966 - 1967 Europe
  • 1957 - 1966 Melbourne, Victoria
  • 1950 - 1955 Hobart, Tasmania
Training
  • 1951 - 1955 Hobart Technical College, Tasmania
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'

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References [<ExternalResource: Tanner, E. (July 1957), 'Professional Engineers', The Professional Engineer, vol. 11, no. 7, .>, <ExternalResource: Tanner, E. (June 1957), 'Professional Engineers', The Professional Engineer, vol. 11, no. 6, .>, <ExternalResource: Reid, B. (December 1971), 'Maker and Sign maker - some aspects of the art of Edwin Tanner', Art & Australia, vol. 9, no. 3, .>, <ExternalResource: Backhouse, S. (1988), 'Tasmanian Artists of the 20th century', Hobart, Tasmania.>, <ExternalResource: Bonython, K. (1970), 'Australian Painting 1960-1970', Adelaide, South Australia: Rigby.>, <ExternalResource: Campbell, J. (1983), 'Australian Watercolour Painters 1780-1980', Adelaide, South Australia: Rigby.>, <ExternalResource: Harwood, G. (1986), 'Edwin Tanner', Art Bulletin of Tasmania, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart.>, <ExternalResource: Horton, M. (1969), 'Present Day Art in Australia', Sydney, New South Wales.>, <ExternalResource: Horton, M. (1975), 'Australian Painters of the 70s', Ure Smith.>] [<ExternalResource: Tanner, E. (July 1957), 'Professional Engineers', The Professional Engineer, vol. 11, no. 7, .>, <ExternalResource: Tanner, E. (June 1957), 'Professional Engineers', The Professional Engineer, vol. 11, no. 6, .>, <ExternalResource: Reid, B. (December 1971), 'Maker and Sign maker - some aspects of the art of Edwin Tanner', Art & Australia, vol. 9, no. 3, .>]