Charles Blackman
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For the Church of England priest, see Charles Blackman (priest). For the African-American man hanged in 1889, see Hanging of Charles Blackman.
Charles Raymond Blackman OBE (12 August 1928 – 20 August 2018)[1] was an Australian painter, noted for the Schoolgirl, Avonsleigh and Alice in Wonderland series of the 1950s. He was a member of the Antipodeans, a group of Melbourne painters that also included Arthur Boyd, David Boyd, John Brack, Robert Dickerson, John Perceval, and Clifton Pugh. He was married for 27 years to author, essayist, poet, librettist and patron of the arts Barbara Blackman.[2]
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Charles Blackman | |
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Born | Charles Raymond Blackman (1928-08-12)12 August 1928 Sydney, Australia |
Died | 20 August 2018(2018-08-20) (aged 90) Sydney, Australia |
Education | East Sydney Technical College |
Occupation | Painter |
Known for | Alice in Wonderland series |
Political party | Antipodeans |
Spouse(s) | Barbara Patterson Genevieve de Couvreur Victoria Bower |
Children | 6 |
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