Rod Shaw b. 17 September 1915

Also known as Schweik, Roderick Shaw, Roderick Malcolm Shaw
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Designer (Graphic Designer)
Rod Shaw was a dominant figure in the left wing Studio of Realist Art in the 1950s while also being half of the progressive publisher, Edwards & Shaw which printed both the banned book The Trial of Lady Chatterely and the Art Gallery of New South Wales' catalogues. He was also well known as a painter,graphic artist, and cartoonist.
Tags: Political activism, Anti-war, Communist, Anti-censorship
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Name
Rod Shaw
Also known as:
  • Schweik
  • Roderick Shaw
  • Roderick Malcolm Shaw
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Designer (Graphic Designer)
Other Occupation
  • art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8212) -
  • publisher (ANZSIC code: J) 1945 - 1983 Edwards & Shaw, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Tags:
Political activism
Anti-war
Communist
Anti-censorship
Birth date
17 September 1915
Birth place
Drummoyne, Sydney, NSW
Death date
7 December 1992
Death place
NSW
Active Period
  • c.1935 - c.1990
Residence
  • c.1945 - c.1992 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1915 - c.1945 Windsor, Sydney, NSW
Training
  • c.1935 - c.1939 East Sydney Technical College, Darlinghurst, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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References [<ExternalResource: Fox, Len (1996), 'Australians on the Left', Marrickville, New South Wales: Southwood Press.>, <ExternalResource: Healy, Evelyn (1993), 'Artist of the Left', Sydney, New South Wales: Left Book Club.>, <ExternalResource: Shaw, Roderick (1961), 'Half a mountain and the last of a town', Melbourne, Victoria: Overland 20 (autumn 1961), pp 12-16 (illus. by author).>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Riddler, Eric.>, <ExternalResource: Shaw, Roderick (1945), 'Art Review: Sydney Group', Sydney, New South Wales: Progress 18, 08-18.>, <ExternalResource: Smith, Bernard (1946), 'Artist of the Month: Roderick Shaw', Sydney, New South Wales: Progress, March, pp 52-53.>, <ExternalResource: Stein, Harry (1996), 'From the Barn on the Hill to Edwards & Shaw', Sydney: State Library of New South Wales.>, <ExternalResource: 'PICMAN', Sydney, New South Wales: Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW (detailed list of Shaw material ML PXD 836).>, <ExternalResource: Shaw, Roderick (et al) (1989), 'The Windsor group, 1935-1945', Collaroy, New South Wales: Edwards & Shaw.>, <ExternalResource: Merewether, Charles (ed.) (1984), 'Art & social commitment: an end to the city of dreams, 1931-1948', Sydney, New South Wales: Art Gallery of New South Wales (catalogue).>, <ExternalResource: (1992), '[obituary]', Sydney Morning Herald, 12-08.>, <ExternalResource: Roderick Shaw Collection>] [<ExternalResource: Fox, Len (1996), 'Australians on the Left', Marrickville, New South Wales: Southwood Press.>, <ExternalResource: Healy, Evelyn (1993), 'Artist of the Left', Sydney, New South Wales: Left Book Club.>, <ExternalResource: Shaw, Roderick (1961), 'Half a mountain and the last of a town', Melbourne, Victoria: Overland 20 (autumn 1961), pp 12-16 (illus. by author).>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Riddler, Eric.>, <ExternalResource: Shaw, Roderick (1945), 'Art Review: Sydney Group', Sydney, New South Wales: Progress 18, 08-18.>, <ExternalResource: Smith, Bernard (1946), 'Artist of the Month: Roderick Shaw', Sydney, New South Wales: Progress, March, pp 52-53.>, <ExternalResource: Stein, Harry (1996), 'From the Barn on the Hill to Edwards & Shaw', Sydney: State Library of New South Wales.>, <ExternalResource: 'PICMAN', Sydney, New South Wales: Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW (detailed list of Shaw material ML PXD 836).>, <ExternalResource: Shaw, Roderick (et al) (1989), 'The Windsor group, 1935-1945', Collaroy, New South Wales: Edwards & Shaw.>, <ExternalResource: Merewether, Charles (ed.) (1984), 'Art & social commitment: an end to the city of dreams, 1931-1948', Sydney, New South Wales: Art Gallery of New South Wales (catalogue).>, <ExternalResource: (1992), '[obituary]', Sydney Morning Herald, 12-08.>]