Henry Salkauskas b. 1925

Also known as Henrikas Salkauskas
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Henry Salkauskas. originally Henrikas Salkauskas was one of the generation of post World War II immigrant artists who had a profound and lasting impact on Australian art.
Tags: Lithuanian diaspora, Sydney abstract art, Printmaking
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Name
Henry Salkauskas
Also known as Henrikas Salkauskas
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • house-painter (ANZSIC code: 3244) 1949 - 1979 Sydney, NSW
Tags:
Lithuanian diaspora
Sydney abstract art
Printmaking
Birth date
1925
Birth place
Kaunas , on the River Neumunas , Lithuania
Death date
1 September 1979
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1944 - c.1979
Arrival
  • 1949
Residence
  • - Lithuania
  • - Paris, France
  • - Freiburg University, Freiburg,, Germany
  • 1949 - 1979 Sydney, NSW
Training
  • art, 1945 - L'Ecole des Arts et Metiers , Paris, France
  • art, - 1949 Freiburg University, Freiburg,, Germany
Cultural Heritage
  • Lithuanian
Languages
  • English
  • Lithuanian
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'

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References [<ExternalResource: Borlase, Nancy (8 September 1979), 'Art Review'.>, <ExternalResource: Docking, Gil (2002), 'Salkauskas, Henrikas (Henry) (1925 - 1979)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol 16, Ritchie, J. (ed.), supplement, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch, Alan (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art', Melbourne, Victoria: Hutchinson of Australia (2nd edition).>] [<ExternalResource: Borlase, Nancy (8 September 1979), 'Art Review'.>]