Joy Hester b. 1920

Also known as Joy St Clair Hester
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Painter known for her ink works. She was married to painter Albert Tucker and associated with many significant Australian modernist artists during the 1940s.
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associate of
Arthur Boyd
1920
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Albert Tucker
1914
Artist (Painter), Artist (Photographer), Artist (Ceramist)
associate of
Yosl Bergner
1920
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Noel Counihan
1913
Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
John Perceval
1923
Artist (Painter), Artist (Ceramist)
spouse of
Albert Tucker
1914
Artist (Painter), Artist (Photographer), Artist (Ceramist)
First husband
spouse of
Gray Smith
Artist (Painter)
Second husband
friend of
Charles Blackman
1920
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Theatre / Film Designer)
friend of
Alannah Coleman
1920
Artist (Painter), Curator
associate of
Paula Kerry
1920
Designer
associate of
Sidney Nolan
1920
Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Artist (Theatre / Film Designer), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
Also http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140509b.htm
parent of
Sweeney Reed
1920
Artist
associate of
Danila Vassilieff
1920
Artist (Painter), Artist (Sculptor)

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  • Nolan, Sidney (associate of)
  • Reid, John (associate of)
  • Reid, Sunday (associate of)
  • Tucker, Sweeney (parent of)
  • Smith, Peregrine (parent of)
  • Smith, Fern (parent of)
  • Vassilieff, Danila (associate of)
Related stub person groups
  • Contemporary Art Society (Vic) (associate of)
Related people
  • Boyd, Arthur (associate of)
  • Tucker, Albert (associate of)
  • Bergner, Yosl (associate of)
  • Counihan, Noel (associate of)
  • Perceval, John (associate of)
  • Tucker, Albert (spouse of)
  • Smith, Gray (spouse of)
Related works
  • Child with yellow bird (creator of)
  • Lovers [II] (creator of)
  • Girl with flowers (creator of)
Related collections
  • Private collection (collected in)
  • Northern Territory Museum and Art Gallery, NT (collected in)
  • University of Western Australia, WA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, Vic. (collected in)
  • Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre, Mornington, Vic. (collected in)
  • Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, Castlemaine, Vic. (collected in)
  • Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla, Vic. (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Vic. (collected in)
  • Heide Museum of Modern Art, Bulleen, Vic. (collected in)
  • University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Parliament House, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Prize for drawing the head from life, annual students' exhibition, Drawing School of the National Gallery School (received)
Related events
  • Those who made and those who saw: Portraits of the Heide circle (exhibited at)