Daniel Thomas Daniel Thomas i(A34009 works by) (a.k.a. Daniel Robert Rhys Thomas)
Born: Established: 1931 Latrobe, Latrobe - Port Sorell area, Northwest Tasmania, Tasmania, ;
Gender: Male
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1 2 y separately published work icon Daniel Thomas Recent Past : Writing Australian Art Daniel Thomas , Hannah Fink (editor), Steven Miller (editor), Sydney : Art Gallery of New South Wales , 2020 20874058 2020 selected work essay … over the course of half a century, Daniel has asked and answered the questions that no one else has thought of. Originality, curiosity, generosity and intellectual precision have always been at the heart of his work. Andrew Sayers, former director of the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra

'No one knows more about Australian art than Daniel Thomas. Over the past sixty years, he has shaped Australian art history, championing women artists such as Grace Cossington Smith and extending the appreciation of art beyond museum walls to include performance and environmental art. Daniel’s exhibitions and purchases – as the first museum professional at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, inaugural curator of Australian art at the National Gallery in Canberra, and director of the Art Gallery of South Australia – have defined our national canon of art.

'Covering the period from 1958 to 2020, Recent past: writing Australian art is the first anthology of Thomas’s writings and presents an overview of Australian art, at once authoritative and idiosyncratic, bringing alive both old and new art.

'Daniel life’s work has been to make art more widely understood and enjoyed. Yet most of his writings have appeared in specialist publications which are often now difficult to source. This book celebrates Daniel’s contribution to Australian art and will introduce his writings to new generations of art enthusiasts.' (Publication summary)
 
1 1 y separately published work icon Bea Maddock : Catalogue Raisonné. Vol. 1, 1951-1983 Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery , Launceston : Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery , 2011 Z1876893 2011 single work biography
1 A Writer Inspired Daniel Thomas , 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 14 September 1991; (p. 11)
1 Painting's Influence on Literature Daniel Thomas , 1976 single work prose
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14 September 1976; (p. 7)
1 y separately published work icon David Strachan, 1919-1970 Daniel Thomas , Sydney : Art Gallery of New South Wales , 1973 Z831899 1973 single work children's
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