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Details
- Other Title
- Haymarket drawing
- Place where the work was made
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Sydney
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New South Wales
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Australia
- Date
- 1962
- Media category
- Drawing
- Materials used
- brush and black and red ink and wash
- Dimensions
- 39.7 x 47.0 cm sheet
- Signature & date
Signed and dated l.r., ink "Connor 62".
- Credit
- Gift of the artist 1980
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 45.1980
- Copyright
- © Kevin Connor
- Artist information
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Kevin Connor
Works in the collection
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About
For Kevin Connor, the act of drawing demands close observation and the articulation of images that are already a part of his subconscious or memory. Most of his drawings are for private use, with few intended for exhibition or sale, and his favoured medium is pen or brush and ink. Kevin Connor was first attracted to the Haymarket, a run-down area of Sydney from the early 1960s, inspired by its down-at-heel characters, its industry and old memories, and has returned to it as subject over many years. His urban vision is tempered by the human concerns that are central to all of his work. The Gallery has over one hundred Connor drawings, including a large number from the Haymarket series.
Australian Art Department, AGNSW, 2000
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Places
Where the work was made
Sydney
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Exhibition history
Shown in 3 exhibitions
Kevin Connor: paintings and drawings 1947-88, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 01 Sep 1989–15 Oct 1989
Kevin Connor: paintings and drawings 1947-88, Heide Park and Art Gallery, Melbourne, 21 Nov 1989–19 Dec 1989
Kevin Connor: paintings and drawings 1947-88, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, 17 Jan 1990–18 Feb 1990
Everyday Life, prints, drawings and watercolours from the collections of Australian and European Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 01 Oct 1994–27 Nov 1994
Everyday Life, prints, drawings and watercolours from the collections of Australian and European Art, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, , 04 Mar 1995–01 Apr 1995
Everyday Life, prints, drawings and watercolours from the collections of Australian and European Art, Griffith Regional Art Gallery, , 03 May 1995–03 Jun 1995
Everyday Life, prints, drawings and watercolours from the collections of Australian and European Art, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Australia, 22 Jun 1995–30 Jul 1995
Australian drawings from the Gallery's collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 13 Dec 1997–15 Mar 1998
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Bibliography
Referenced in 3 publications
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Hendrik Kolenberg, Expressive figuration, Sydney, 1996. cat.no. 1a
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Hendrik Kolenberg, Australian drawings from the Gallery's collection, Sydney, 1997, 108 (colour illus.). cat.no. 102
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Hendrik Kolenberg, Kevin Connor: The Haymarket drawings, Sydney, Jan 1990, (colour illus.). cat.no. 26
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