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Martin Sharp b. 21 January 1942

Also known as Martin Ritchie Sharp

Artist (Printmaker),
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
Artist (Painter),
Designer (Graphic Designer)

Late 20th century Sydney artist. Sharp's 1964 cartoon "The Word Spread Round the Arms", published in "Oz" was seen to breach the Obscene and Indecent Publications Act and resulted in charges being laid against Sharp and his editors. Later, after reprising his antipodean success with the London edition of "Oz", he returned to Australia where he founded the Yellow House at 59 Macleay Street Potts Point.

Tags: Poster, Collage, Oz, Censorship, Yellow House

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Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, UK
Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton, VIC
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

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Website

http://cs.nga.gov.au/Default.cfm
Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Description

The Art Gallery of New South Wales began in the 1870s as an aspect of the Academy of Art. Later it became known as the National Art Gallery of NSW. This name persisted beyond Federation in 1901. It was given its present name in 1958.
It remains the principal collecting and exhibiting body in NSW and is governed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act of 1980.

Website

https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
Queensland Art Gallery

Website

http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/
Baillieu Library Special Collections, University of Melbourne, Vic.

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The Special Collections, Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne, comprise some 200,000 rare or historic books, serials and pamphlets and literary archives.

The McArthur Bequest (1903) was the first substantial donation to the University Library, which has been followed by, among others, the Sir Russell Grimwade, Ian McLaren and Clern Christesen collections acquired in the 1970s.

Website

http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/special/

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Tags	Poster Collage Oz Censorship Yellow House	Poster Collage Oz Censorship

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Martin Sharp b. 21 January 1942

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, UK

Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton, VIC

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Queensland Art Gallery

Baillieu Library Special Collections, University of Melbourne, Vic.

Difference between this version and previous

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