Weaver Hawkins b. 28 August 1893

Also known as Raokin, Harold Frederick Weaver Hawkins
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
One of the great advocates for contemporary art in New South Wales. After he was left on the Western Front in World War I, he rehabilitated himself to paint with his left arm. He left England in the 1920s and travelled widely before settling in Sydney in 1935 where he actively supported younger artists in experimenting with modern art.
Tags: Vorticism, Contemporary art, World War I, War injuries, Battle of the Somme
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  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

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Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Tags
  • Vorticism
  • Contemporary art
  • World War I
  • War injuries
  • Battle of the Somme
  • Vorticism
References [<ExternalResource: (April 1997), 'Sotheby's Fine Australian Paintings', Melbourne, Vic., (28-29 April 1997), cat.53 (ill.), .>, <ExternalResource: (c.1995), 'S.H. Ervin catalogue'.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, Daniel (7 February 1976), 'Project 11: Weaver Hawkins'.>] [<ExternalResource: (April 1997), 'Sotheby's Fine Australian Paintings', Melbourne, Vic., (28-29 April 1997), cat.53 (ill.), .>, <ExternalResource: (c.1995), 'S.H. Ervin catalogue'.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, Daniel (February 1970), 'Project 11: Weaver Hawkins', Art Gallery of New South Wales catalogue, Sydney, NSW, .>]
Arrivals
  • 1935
  • March 1935
Cultural heritages
  • British
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Date modified June 21, 2012, 8:04 p.m. Jan. 1, 2007, midnight