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Title
Atomic power
1947
Artist
Weaver Hawkins
United Kingdom, Australia
28 Aug 1893 - 13 Aug 1977
About
This work was a finalist in the 1947 Sulman Prize and was acquired by the Gallery in 1976.
Details
Date
1947
Materials used
oil on hardboard
Dimensions
61.0 x 78.5 cm board; 69.0 x 86.2 x 3.6 cm frame
Signature & date
Signed and dated u.l. corner, black oil "RAokin. 47".
Credit
Purchased 1976
Location
Not on display
Accession number
92.1976
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Weaver Hawkins
Atomic power
Shown in 14 exhibitions
Exhibition history
Project 11 - Weaver Hawkins (1976), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 07 Feb 1976–14 Mar 1976
Weaver Hawkins (1893-1977): memorial retrospective exhibition:
- Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat mid Oct 1977–Nov 1977
- University Gallery, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Dec 1977–Jan 1978
- Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton Feb 1978–Mar 1978
- Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, Castlemaine early Apr 1978–late Apr 1978
- Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong early May 1978–late May 1978
- Horsham Art Gallery, Australia early Jun 1978–late Jun 1978
- Ararat Gallery, Ararat early Jul 1978–late Jul 1978
- Mildura Arts Centre, Mildura early Aug 1978–late Aug 1978
- Sale Regional Art Gallery, Australia early Sep 1978–late Sep 1978
- Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool early Oct 1978–late Oct 1978
- McClelland Gallery, Victoria early Nov 1978–late Nov 1978
- Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle Jan 1979–Feb 1979
- University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane 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, The Rocks, 11 Apr 1984–17 Jun 1984
Celebrity Choice - Sam Neill, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 08 Jan 1987–08 Feb 1987
The Bomb, Monash University Gallery, Clayton, 13 Jul 1993–21 Aug 1993
Weaver Hawkins retrospective:
- Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle 25 Oct 1994–20 Dec 1994
- S.H. Ervin Gallery, The Rocks 02 Jun 1995–16 Jul 1995
Federation: Australian art and society 1901-2001, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 08 Dec 2000–11 Feb 2001
Artists as Social Commentators and Activists 1946-2006:
- Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Manly 06 Sep 2007–28 Oct 2007
- Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Windsor 08 Feb 2008–30 Mar 2008
Modern Times:
- Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo 01 Aug 2008–08 Feb 2009
- Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne 23 Mar 2009–12 Jul 2009
- State Library of Queensland, South Brisbane 31 Jul 2009–08 Nov 2009
An expanded vision: Mary Turner collection, Orange Regional Gallery, Orange, 27 Aug 2011–30 Oct 2011
Home front: wartime Sydney 1939–45, Museum of Sydney, Sydney, 31 Mar 2012–09 Sep 2012
Follow the Flag: Australian artists at war 1914-1945, Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Melbourne, 24 Apr 2015–16 Aug 2015
Postwar - Art between the Pacific and Atlantic 1945-1965, Haus der Kunst, Munich, München, 14 Oct 2016–26 Mar 2017
Black Mist, Burnt country:
- Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest, Emu Plains 26 May 2018–12 Aug 2018
- National Museum of Australia, Canberra, Canberra 23 Aug 2018–18 Nov 2018
Referenced in 13 publications
Bibliography
Art Gallery of New South Wales (Editor), Catalogue of acquisitions 1976, Sydney, 1976, 24 (illus.).
Christine Dixon and Terry Smith, Aspects of Australian figurative painting 1942-1962: dreams, fears and desires, Sydney, 1984, 36 (colour illus.).
Rod James, Nuclear (r)age: the bomb in Australian art, 'Nuclear (R)Age: the bomb in Australian art', pg. 4-16, Clayton, Jun 1993, 4, 5, 19 (colour illus.), 29. cat.no. 29
Manly Art Gallery and Museum (Editor), Artists as social commentators and activists, Sydney, 2007, 7 (colour illus.), 30. no catalogue numbers
John Marsden, Prayer for the twenty-first century, Port Melbourne, 1997, (colour illus.). not paginated
John McDonald, Federation: Australian art and society 1901-2001, Canberra, 2000, 121 (colour illus.), 256. no catalogue numbers
Steven Miller and Eileen Chanin, The art and life of Weaver Hawkins, Sydney, 1995, (colour illus.). plate no. 19
Sam Neill, Celebrity choice: Sam Neill, Sydney, 1987, not paginated. no catalogue numbers
Ann Proudfoot (Curator), An expanded view: the Mary Turner Collection at Orange Regional Gallery, 'List of works', pg. 117-124, Orange, 2011, 119.
Ron Radford, Weaver Hawkins, 1893-1977 : memorial retrospective exhibition 1977-1979, Ballarat, 1977. cat.no. 16; not paginated
S.H. Ervin Gallery, Weaver Hawkins 1893-1977, Sydney, 1995. cat.no. 30; Collection AGNSW
Alan Sisley, Central Western Daily, 'Femme fatale doesn't paint a pretty picture', n.pag., Orange, 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.
Daniel Thomas, Project 11: Weaver Hawkins, 'Weaver Hawkins', Sydney, 1976, not paginated. cat.no. 25, collection of the artist