John Vickery (artist) explained

John Vickery
Birth Date:1906[1]
Birth Place:Bunyip, Victoria, Australia
Death Date:1983
Death Place:Califon, New Jersey, United States
Nationality:Australian
Alma Mater:National Gallery of Victoria Art School[2]
Known For:Painting
Illustration
Advertising design

John Vickery (1906–1983[1]) was an Australian artist. He worked in the fields of op art, abstract expressionism, illustration and advertising. He is the only Australian artist to have been a part of the New York School.[2]

Life and work

Vickery was born in Bunyip, Victoria in Australia in 1906.[1] He relocated to New York, New York in the United States in 1936. He was colleagues with Philip Guston, Jackson Pollock, Joan Mitchell, and Willem de Kooning.[2]

He died in Califon, New Jersey in 1983.[1]

Notable collections

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vickery, John, 1906-1983. Library of Congress Name Authority File. Library of Congress. 9 August 2015.
  2. Web site: John Vickery (1906-83) Australia. Artist list. Australian Art Auction Records. 9 August 2015.
  3. Web site: Halo. Collection Online. National Gallery of Victoria. 9 August 2015.