Martin Ritchie Sharp b. 1942

Also known as Martin Sharp
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
Influential late 20th century Sydney painter, satirical cartoonist and art director. 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. Charges that were eventually dismissed on appeal.
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  • 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
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.

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Related works
  • Art Sale for Land Rights (creator of)
  • The Venetian Twins (creator of)
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  • Tiny Tim Eternal Troubadour Opera House 1982 (creator of)
  • Just For Fun? (creator of)
  • The Word Spread Round the Arms (creator of)
  • The Gas Lash (creator of)
  • The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (creator of)
Related collections
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • 1962 : Mirror Art Award (received)
Related events
  • Just for Fun The Prints of Martin Sharp (exhibited at)
  • The Everlasting World of Martin Sharp (exhibited at)
  • Notes from the River Caves : Peter Kingston & Martin Sharp (exhibited at)
  • Larrikins in London : an Australian presence in 1960s London (exhibited at)
  • The Incredible Shrinking Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Art for Mart's Sake (exhibited at)
  • Sharp Art Show: A progressive retrospective by Martin Sharp : 1956-1986 (at least), etc... etc..., (exhibited at)
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da1a273b538b73d9301826f')) (exhibited at)
  • Artists and cartoonists in black and white (exhibited at)