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An image of Atomic power by Weaver Hawkins

Weaver Hawkins

(United Kingdom, Australia 28 Aug 1893–13 Aug 1977)

Title
Atomic power
Year
1947
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on hardboard
Dimensions

61.0 x 78.5cm board; 67.8 x 84.8 x 3.6cm frame

Signature & date
Signed and dated u.l. corner, black oil "RAokin. 47".
Credit
Purchased 1976
Accession number
92.1976
Copyright
© Estate of H.F Weaver Hawkins
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (11)

Manly Regional Art Gallery and Museum (Australia) (Editor), Artists as social commentators and activists, Sydney, 2007, 7 (colour illus.), 30. no catalogue numbers

John McDonald (Australia, b.1961) (Author), Federation: Australian art and society 1901-2001, Canberra, 2000, 121 (colour illus.), 256. no catalogue numbers

John Marsden (Author), Prayer for the twenty-first century, Port Melbourne, 1997, (colour illus.). not paginated

Steven Miller (Australia) (Author), Eileen Chanin (Australia) (Author), The art and life of Weaver Hawkins, Roseville, 1995, (colour illus.). plate no. 19

S.H. Ervin Gallery (Australia) (Author), Weaver Hawkins 1893-1977, Sydney, 1995. cat.no. 30; Collection AGNSW

Sam Neill (Australia; New Zealand, b.1947) (Author), Celebrity choice: Sam Neill, Domain, 1987, not paginated. no catalogue numbers

Christine Dixon (Author), Terry Smith (Author), Aspects of Australian figurative painting 1942-1962: dreams, fears and desires, Sydney, 1984, 36 (colour illus.).

Daniel Thomas (Author), Project 11: Weaver Hawkins, Sydney, 1976, not paginated. cat.no. 25, collection of the artist

Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874) (Editor), Catalogue of acquisitions 1976, Domain, 1976, 24 (illus.).

Ron Radford (Australia, b.1949) (Author), Weaver Hawkins, 1893-1977 : memorial retrospective exhibition 1977-1979, Ballarat, 1977. cat.no. 16; not paginated

'Femme fatale doesn't paint a pretty picture' by Alan Sisley, n.pag., Central Western Daily 24 Sep 2011, 24 Sep 2011, n.pag. (colour illus.). Article relates to the exhibition 'An expanded vision: Mary Turner collection' held at Orange Regional Gallery in 2011.

Exhibition history (27)

Project 11 - Weaver Hawkins (1976), Art Gallery of New South Wales, 07 Feb 1976–14 Mar 1976.

Weaver Hawkins (1893-1977): memorial retrospective exhibition, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, mid Oct 1977–Nov 1977.

Weaver Hawkins (1893-1977): memorial retrospective exhibition, University Gallery, The University of Melbourne, Dec 1977–Jan 1978.

Weaver Hawkins (1893-1977): memorial retrospective exhibition, Hamilton Art Gallery, Feb 1978–Mar 1978.

Weaver Hawkins (1893-1977): memorial retrospective exhibition, Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, early Apr 1978–late Apr 1978.

Weaver Hawkins (1893-1977): memorial retrospective exhibition, Geelong Art Gallery, early May 1978–late May 1978.

Weaver Hawkins (1893-1977): memorial retrospective exhibition, Horsham Art Gallery, early Jun 1978–late Jun 1978.

Weaver Hawkins (1893-1977): memorial retrospective exhibition, Ararat Gallery, early Jul 1978–late Jul 1978.

Weaver Hawkins (1893-1977): memorial retrospective exhibition, Mildura Arts Centre, early Aug 1978–late Aug 1978.

Weaver Hawkins (1893-1977): memorial retrospective exhibition, Sale Regional Art Gallery, early Sep 1978–late Sep 1978.

Weaver Hawkins (1893-1977): memorial retrospective exhibition, Warrnambool Art Gallery, early Oct 1978–late Oct 1978.

Weaver Hawkins (1893-1977): memorial retrospective exhibition, McClelland Gallery, early Nov 1978–late Nov 1978.

Weaver Hawkins (1893-1977): memorial retrospective exhibition, Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Jan 1979–Feb 1979.

Weaver Hawkins (1893-1977): memorial retrospective exhibition, University of Queensland Art Museum, early Mar 1979–late Mar 1979.

Aspects of Australian Figurative Painting 1942-1962: Dreams, Fears and Desires (The 5th Biennale of Sydney), S.H. Ervin Gallery, 11 Apr 1984–17 Jun 1984.

Celebrity Choice - Sam Neill, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 08 Jan 1987–08 Feb 1987.

The Bomb, Monash University Gallery, 13 Jul 1993–21 Aug 1993.

Weaver Hawkins retrospective, Newcastle Region Art Gallery, 25 Oct 1994–20 Dec 1994.

Weaver Hawkins retrospective, S.H. Ervin Gallery, 02 Jun 1995–16 Jul 1995.

Federation: Australian art and society 1901-2001, National Gallery of Australia, 08 Dec 2000–11 Feb 2001.

Artists as Social Commentators and Activists 1946-2006, Manly Regional Art Gallery and Museum, 06 Sep 2007–28 Oct 2007.

Artists as Social Commentators and Activists 1946-2006, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, 08 Feb 2008–30 Mar 2008.

Modern Times, Powerhouse Museum, 01 Aug 2008–08 Feb 2009.

Modern Times, Heide Museum of Modern Art, 23 Mar 2009–12 Jul 2009.

Modern Times, State Library of Queensland, 31 Jul 2009–08 Nov 2009.

An expanded vision: Mary Turner collection, Orange Regional Gallery, 27 Aug 2011–30 Oct 2011.

Home front: wartime Sydney 1939–45, Museum of Sydney, 31 Mar 2012–09 Sep 2012.