Robert Dickerson b. 1924

Also known as Dicko, Bob Dickerson
  • Artist
Robert Dickerson is a Sydney born figurative painter since the late 1940s and a printmaker since the 1971. Frequently reoccurring subjects in his work include lawyers, Japanese geisha girls, and horse-racing.
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exhibited at
Homage to the Masters
Place
Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
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Exhibition
exhibited at
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Tate Gallery, London, England, UK
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Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
80th Birthday Celebration
Date
2004
Place
Rex Irwin Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Retrospective
Date
1983
Place
Holdsworth Gallery, Sydney, NSW
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Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Sao Paolo Biennale
Date
1963
Place
Sao Paolo, Brazil
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Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1961
Place
Whitechapel, London, England, UK
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Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
August 1959
Place
Melbourne, VIC
Description

Antipodean exhibition

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Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1956
Place
Museum of Contemporary Art, Melbourne, VIC
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Dickerson’s first solo exhibition

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Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1949
Place
Blaxland Gallery, Sydney, NSW
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Exhibition

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Residences
  • 1969 Brisbane, QLD
  • 1924 Hurstville, NSW
  • 2004- Bomaderry, NSW
  • 1991 - 2000 Eumundi, QLD
  • 1969 Brisbane, QLD
  • 30 March 1924 Hurstville, NSW
  • 2004- Bomaderry, NSW
  • 1991 - 2000 Eumundi, QLD
Other occupations
  • Horse breeder
  • Horse breeder
References [<ExternalResource: (26 April 2009), 'Interview with the artist', at the artist's home.>, <ExternalResource: Danica Firulovic (2009), 'Interview with the artist'.>] [<ExternalResource: (26 April 2009), 'Interview with the artist', at the artist's home.>, <ExternalResource: Saines, Deborah Durie (1993), 'Interview with the artist', Unknown.>]
Alternative names
  • Dicko
  • Bob Dickerson
  • Dicko
  • Bob Dickerson
Related people
  • Brack, John (associate of)
  • Blackman, Charles (associate of)
  • Pugh, Clifton (associate of)
  • Perceval, John (associate of)
  • Boyd, Arthur (associate of)
  • Boyd, David (associate of)
  • Reed, John (associate of)
  • Smith, Bernard (associate of)
  • Komon, Rudy (associate of)
  • Dickerson, Albert (child of)
  • Dickerson, Ida Amelia (child of)
  • Dickerson, Bert (sibling of)
  • Kempton, Ida (sibling of)
  • Russell, Betty (sibling of)
  • Dickerson, Jennifer (spouse of)
  • Dickerson, Guy (parent of)
  • Dickerson, Camilla (parent of)
  • Pearce, Sharyn (parent of)
  • Dickerson, Lance (parent of)
  • Dickerson, Robyn (parent of)
  • Dickerson, Sam (parent of)
  • Brack, John (associate of)
  • Blackman, Charles (associate of)
  • Pugh, Clifton (associate of)
  • Perceval, John (associate of)
  • Boyd, Arthur (associate of)
  • Boyd, David (associate of)
  • Reed, John (associate of)
  • Smith, Bernard (associate of)
  • Komon, Rudy (associate of)
  • Dickerson, Albert (child of)
  • Dickerson, Ida Amelia (child of)
  • Dickerson, Bert (sibling of)
  • Kempton, Ida (sibling of)
  • Russell, Betty (sibling of)
  • Dickerson, Jennifer (spouse of)
  • Dickerson, Guy (parent of)
  • Dickerson, Camilla (parent of)
  • Pearce, Sharyn (parent of)
  • Dickerson, Lance (parent of)
  • Dickerson, Robyn (parent of)
  • Dickerson, Sam (parent of)
Related person groups
  • Antipodeans (associate of)
  • Antipodeans (associate of)
Related works
  • The Law (None)
  • Woman at Bondi Beach (creator of)
  • Negotiation (creator of)
  • Yukio (creator of)
  • The Appeal (creator of)
  • Jockey in a Red Cap (creator of)
  • Woman at the T.A.B. (creator of)
  • Child in Bush (creator of)
  • The Tired Man (creator of)
  • Reading by Lamplight (creator of)
  • The Law (None)
  • Woman at Bondi Beach (creator of)
  • Negotiation (creator of)
  • Yukio (creator of)
  • The Appeal (creator of)
  • Jockey in a Red Cap (creator of)
  • Woman at the T.A.B. (creator of)
  • Child in Bush (creator of)
  • The Tired Man (creator of)
  • Reading by Lamplight (creator of)
Related collections
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Gold Coast Prize (received)
  • Tumut Prize (received)
  • Tumut Prize (received)
  • Gold Coast Prize (received)
Related events
  • Homage to the Masters (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • 80th Birthday Celebration (exhibited at)
  • Retrospective (exhibited at)
  • Sao Paolo Biennale (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Homage to the Masters (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • 80th Birthday Celebration (exhibited at)
  • Retrospective (exhibited at)
  • Sao Paolo Biennale (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
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