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1920 - 1960. Known for: Painting.
Joy Hester holds an important place in Australian art history. Hester was a founding member of the Contemporary Art Society, which was of critical importance in Australia's modern art movement. She... Read full biography
Joy Hester holds an important place in Australian art history. Hester was a founding member of the Contemporary Art Society, which was of critical importance in Australia's modern art movement. She worked within a circle of artists, mentored by John and Sunday Reed at Heide. Hester's work has been... Read full biography
Joy Hester holds an important place in Australian art history. Hester was a founding member of the Contemporary Art Society, which was of critical importance in Australia's modern art movement. She worked within a circle of artists, mentored by John and Sunday Reed at Heide. Hester's work has been widely exhibited and the subject of numerous publications, catalogues and is included in national, state, regional and university art collections. Hester completed two series of works on the theme of... Read full biography
Joy Hester holds an important place in Australian art history. Hester was a founding member of the Contemporary Art Society, which was of critical importance in Australia's modern art movement. She worked within a circle of artists, mentored by John and Sunday Reed at Heide. Hester's work has been widely exhibited and the subject of numerous publications, catalogues and is included in national, state, regional and university art collections. Hester completed two series of works on the theme of love - the Love series (1949) and the Lovers series (1955-56). While Lovers with Rose has been dated c. 1947, Janine Burke noted that Hester rarely dated her works and dating has therefore always been approximated based on stylistic evolutions or the... Read full biography
Joy Hester holds an important place in Australian art history. Hester was a founding member of the Contemporary Art Society, which was of critical importance in Australia's modern art movement. She worked within a circle of artists, mentored by John and Sunday Reed at Heide. Hester's work has been widely exhibited and the subject of numerous publications, catalogues and is included in national, state, regional and university art collections. Hester completed two series of works on the theme of love - the Love series (1949) and the Lovers series (1955-56). While Lovers with Rose has been dated c. 1947, Janine Burke noted that Hester rarely dated her works and dating has therefore always been approximated based on stylistic evolutions or the recollections of friends and family. The year 1947 was a pivotal one for Hester... Read full biography
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