Joy Hester | |
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 Hester | |
| Born | Joy St Clair Hester 21 August 1920 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 4 December 1960 (aged 40) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | Painting and drawing |
| Notable work | Love series, Incredible night's dream series, Harry |
| Movement | Angry Penguins |
| Spouse(s) | Albert Tucker (1941–1947) Gray Smith (1959–) |
Joy St Clair Hester (21 August 1920 – 4 December 1960) was an Australian artist. She was a member of the Angry Penguins movement and the Heide Circle who played an integral role in the development of Australian Modernism.[1] Hester is best known for her bold and expressive ink drawings.[1] Her work was charged with a heightened awareness of mortality due to the death of her father during her childhood, the threat of war, and her personal experience with Hodgkin's disease.[2] Hester is most well known for the series Face, Sleep, and Love (1948–49)[3] as well as the later works, The Lovers (1956–58).[1]
- ^ a b c Burke, Janine (1983). Joy Hester. Richmond, Victoria, Australia: Greenhouse Publications. ISBN 0909104603. OCLC 11370322.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:02was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Burke, Janine (1996). "Hester, Joy St Clair (1920–1960)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 14. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943.