Martin Ritchie Sharp b. 1942

Also known as Martin Sharp
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Designer (Graphic Designer)
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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Name
Martin Ritchie Sharp
Also known as Martin Sharp
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Designer (Graphic Designer)
Other Occupation
  • Art director
Birth date
1942
Birth place
Bellevue Hill, Sydney, NSW
Birth note
Rose Bay, according to National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT.
Active Period
  • c.1960 - c.2006
Residence
  • c.1972 - c.2006 Sydney, NSW
  • 1971 - 1972 London, England, UK
  • 1970 - 1971 Sydney, NSW
  • 1967 - 1969 London, England, UK
  • c.1942 - c.1966 Bellevue Hill, Sydney, NSW
Training
  • 1963 - 1966 East Sydney Technical College, Sydney, NSW
  • 1963 - 1964 Mary White Art School, The Rocks, Sydney, NSW
  • Or University of New South Wales, c.1961 - c.1963 Bachelor of Architecture, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW?
  • c.1960- East Sydney Technical College, Sydney, NSW
  • 1952 - 1959 Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

Difference between this version and previous

Field This Version Previous Version
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Designer (Graphic Designer)
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other occupations
  • Art director
  • Art director
Alternative names
  • Martin Sharp
  • Martin Sharp
Related people
  • Walsh, Richard (associate of)
  • Tim, Tiny (associate of)
  • Neville, Richard (associate of)
  • Askin, Bob (associate of)
  • Walsh, Richard (associate of)
  • Tim, Tiny (associate of)
  • Neville, Richard (associate of)
  • Askin, Bob (associate of)
Related works
  • Art Sale for Land Rights (creator of)
  • The Venetian Twins (creator of)
  • Kaspar (creator of)
  • 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)
  • Art Sale for Land Rights (creator of)
  • The Venetian Twins (creator of)
  • Kaspar (creator of)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Artists and cartoonists in black and white (exhibited at)
  • Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning (None)
  • The Yellow House (None)
  • The face of Australia: the land & the people: the past & the present (None)
  • 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)
  • Artists and cartoonists in black and white (exhibited at)
  • Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning (None)
  • The Yellow House (None)
  • The face of Australia: the land & the people: the past & the present (None)
Field Changes
Biography
Contributors
  • 1991