Martin Sharp b. 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.
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Name
Martin Sharp
Also known as Martin Ritchie 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 - Sydney, NSW
  • 1971 - 1972 London, England, UK
  • 1970 - 1971 Sydney, NSW ( Living at the Yellow House, 59 Macleay St, Potts Point)
  • 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

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Residences
  • c.1972 - Sydney, NSW
  • 1971 - 1972 London, England, UK
  • 1970 - 1971 Sydney, NSW ( Living at the Yellow House, 59 Macleay St, Potts Point)
  • 1967 - 1969 London, England, UK
  • c.1942 - c.1966 Bellevue Hill, Sydney, NSW
  • 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
References [<ExternalResource: Waterlow, Nick (2006), 'The everlasting world of Martin Sharp : paintings from 1948 to today'.>, <ExternalResource: Desmond, Michael & Dixon, Christine (1995), '1968'.>]
Alternative names
  • Martin Ritchie Sharp
  • Martin Sharp
Related events
  • 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)
  • Just for Fun The Prints of Martin Sharp (exhibited at)
  • Artists and cartoonists in black and white (exhibited at)
  • 1968 (exhibited at)
  • The Yellow House (None)
  • The face of Australia: the land & the people: the past & the present (None)
  • Sharp Art Show: A progressive retrospective by Martin Sharp : 1956-1986 (at least), etc... etc..., (exhibited at)
  • The Incredible Shrinking Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Art for Mart's Sake (exhibited at)
  • Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning (None)
  • 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)
  • Just for Fun The Prints of Martin Sharp (exhibited at)
  • Artists and cartoonists in black and white (exhibited at)
  • The Yellow House (None)
  • The face of Australia: the land & the people: the past & the present (None)
  • Sharp Art Show: A progressive retrospective by Martin Sharp : 1956-1986 (at least), etc... etc..., (exhibited at)
  • The Incredible Shrinking Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Art for Mart's Sake (exhibited at)
  • Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning (None)
Field Changes
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  • 1991
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  • 1991
Date modified Dec. 11, 2011, 7:14 p.m. Jan. 1, 2007, midnight
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