1916 - 2011
Bernard William Smith Australian Artist
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| First Name |
Bernard
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| Middle Name |
William
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| Last Name |
Smith
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1915
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| Died |
2nd September, 2011
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| Nationality |
Australian
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| Occupation |
Artist
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Bernard William Smith (3 October 1916 – 2 September 2011) was an Australian art historian, art critic and academic, considered the founding father of Australian art history, and one of the country's most important thinkers. His book Place, Taste and Tradition: a study of Australian art since 1788 is a key text in Australian art history, and influence on Robert Hughes. Smith was associated with the Communist Party of Australia, and after leaving the party remained a prominent left-wing intellectual and Marxist thinker. Following the death of his wife in 1989, he sold much of their art collection to establish, the Kate Challis RAKA, one of the first prizes in the country for Indigenous artists and writers.
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