Backen, Earle.
Backen, Earle. | BACKEN, Earle Ian
(1927–2005) Australian | Male
Worked: Australia (NSW), England, France. Etchings, Engravings, Screenprints, Lithographs
Art teacher | Artist (painter) | Printmaker
Contemporary Art Society. First Australia-Wide Graphic Art Exhibition Contemporary Art Society [of NSW]. First Australia-Wide Graphic Art Exhibition.
Venues
David Jones' Art Gallery [Elizabeth St]. (20 June 1960 – 1 July 1960)
7th floor (Mezzanine), Elizabeth Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Works
55. Resurrection. 15 gns | colour etching | Section A (Original Prints)
55. Composition in blue. 15 gns
56. Composition in blue. 15 gns
2nd International biennial exhibition of prints [Japan].
Venues
National Museum Of Modern Art. (5 November 1960 – 4 December 1960)
Tokyo, Japan
Municipal Museum Of Art. (25 January 1961 – 22 February 1961)
Osaka, Japan.
Graphic Arts Exhibition [by Sydney Printmakers].
Venues
Blaxland Galleries. [1]. (5 April 1961 – 15 April 1961)
8th & 9th floor, George St., Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Four arts in Australia
Venues
Bendigo Art Gallery (1962 – 1962)
42 View St., Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Sydney Printmakers exhibition [1962]
Venues
Argus Gallery (25 June 1962 – 6 July 1962)
4th floor, 290 La Trobe St., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Works
83. The city. 10 gns | etching and aquatint on zinc.
84. Mountain Wattle. etching on zinc. 11 gns
85. The Second Angel. engraving on copper. 12 gns
86. Desert Landscape.
87. Resurrection. 12 gns | etching and aquatint on copper.
88. Mountain Landscape. 11 gns | etching on zinc.
Australian Print Survey.
Venues
Western Australian Art Gallery [1]. (1963 – 1964)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
National Gallery Of South Australia (1 October 1963 – 1 November 1963)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Art Gallery Of South Australia. (1 October 1963 – 1 November 1963)
North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
City Galleries In Victoria (1 January 1964 – 1 May 1964)
Art Gallery Of New South Wales. (10 June 1964 – 28 June 1964)
The Domain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Newcastle Region Art Gallery (1 July 1964 – 1 July 1964)
Laman Street, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Queensland Art Gallery [1]. (1 August 1964 – 1 September 1964)
Gegory Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Tasmanian Museum And Art Gallery (1 September 1964 – 1 October 1964)
40 Macquarie St., Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Queen Victoria Museum And Art Gallery (1 September 1964 – 1 October 1964)
2 Wellington St., Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
National Gallery Of Victoria [1]. (1 November 1964 – 1 December 1964)
Swanston St., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Contemporary Art Society Victoria: Annual Interstate Exhibition
Venues
Argus Gallery (1963 – 8 March 1963)
4th floor, 290 La Trobe St., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1962 acquisitions. [AGNSW]
Venues
Art Gallery Of New South Wales. (10 April 1963 – 12 May 1963)
The Domain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Christmas exhibition, Argus Gallery 1963.
Venues
Argus Gallery (1963 – 1963)
4th floor, 290 La Trobe St., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Earle Backen prints [1964].
Venues
Johnstone Gallery [2]. (23 February 1964 – 4 March 1964)
6 Cintra Road, Bowen Hills, Queensland, Australia
Australian Printmaking Today, Adelaide Festival of Arts.
Venues
Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia (CACSA). (1966 – 1966)
14 Porter St., Parkside, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Contemporary Art Society. (1 March 1966 – 1 March 1966)
Works
4. Dust storm. $30
5. Foreboding. $30
6. Landscape. $30
Australian Prints Today.
Venues
Museum of History [Washington] (15 July 1966 – 15 September 1966)
Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C., United States of America
Works
Earle Backen prints [1967].
Venues
Johnstone Gallery [2]. (1967 – 1967)
6 Cintra Road, Bowen Hills, Queensland, Australia
Print Council of Australia: Print Prize Exhibition 1969. Print Council of Australia: Third Print Prize Exhibition 1969.
Venues
Tasmanian Museum And Art Gallery (1969 – 1969)
40 Macquarie St., Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Queen Victoria Museum And Art Gallery (1969 – 1969)
2 Wellington St., Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Central Street Gallery (1969 – 1969)
1 Central St., Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Newcastle Region Art Gallery (1969 – 1969)
Laman Street, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Print Council Of Australia Gallery [1]. (1969 – 1969)
105 Collins St., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Queensland Art Gallery [1]. (1 September 1969 – 1 October 1969)
Gegory Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Art Gallery Of South Australia. (2 September 1969 – 1969)
North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Western Australian Art Gallery [1]. (3 September 1969 – 2 October 1969)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
National Gallery Of Victoria [1]. (15 December 1969 – 20 January 1970)
Swanston St., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Works
4. Documentary. edition of 25 | etching on zinc
Ten printmakers 1970.
Venues
National Gallery Of Victoria [2]. (18 September 1970 – 19 October 1970)
180 St Kilda Rd., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Western Australian Art Gallery [1]. (1 November 1970 – 1 December 1970)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Newcastle Region Art Gallery (7 January 1971 – 31 January 1971)
Laman Street, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Print Prize Exhibition 1973
Venues
Two Identical Exhibitions (1973 – 1973)
Print Council Of Australia Gallery [1]. (1 October 1973 – 1 June 1974)
105 Collins St., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Art Gallery Of South Australia. (18 October 1973 – 18 November 1973)
North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
National Gallery Of Victoria [2]. (19 October 1973 – 18 November 1973)
180 St Kilda Rd., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Naracoorte Art Gallery (1 December 1973 – 1 January 1974)
128 Smith St., Naracoorte, South Australia, Australia
Art Gallery Of New South Wales. (31 January 1974 – 24 February 1974)
The Domain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Western Australian Art Gallery [1]. (5 February 1974 – 4 March 1974)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Newcastle Region Art Gallery (7 March 1974 – 31 March 1974)
Laman Street, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Queensland Art Gallery [1]. (1 April 1974 – 1 April 1974)
Gegory Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
University Of Tasmania Fine Art Gallery (1 April 1974 – 1 May 1974)
University Centre, Churchill Ave., Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania Australia
Rockhampton City Art Gallery (1 May 1974 – 1 May 1974)
City Hall, 62 Victoria Pde., Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Queen Victoria Museum And Art Gallery (1 May 1974 – 1 June 1974)
2 Wellington St., Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Mitchell Regional Gallery (1 June 1974 – 1 June 1974)
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
The Little Gallery [Devonport]. (1 June 1974 – 1 June 1974)
46 Steele Street, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
Works
1. After Traherne: (The First Century) No. 28. edition of 25 | coloured embossed etching
2. After Traherne: (The First Century) No. 29. edition of 20 | coloured etchng.
3. Landscape variation 1965. coloured etchng. edition of 25
Print Council of Australia exhibition 1978
Venues
Blaxland Gallery [3] None
6th floor, Grace Bros., Cnr. Pitt and Market Sts., Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre (197? – 197?)
4 Vancouver St., Mornington, Victoria, Australia
Mitchell Regional Gallery None
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Mitchell Regional Gallery None
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Devonport Gallery And Arts Centre None
46 Steele St., Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
Naracoorte Art Gallery None
128 Smith St., Naracoorte, South Australia, Australia
Sale Regional Arts Centre (1978 – 1978)
Civic Centre, Sale, Victoria, Australia
University Of Tasmania Fine Art Gallery (1978 – 1978)
University Centre, Churchill Ave., Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania Australia
Undercroft Gallery (1978 – 1978)
University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Queensland Art Gallery [1]. (1978 – 1978)
Gegory Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery (1978 – 1978)
Weeroona Park, 56 Lock Street, Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia
Tamworth City Gallery (1978 – 1978)
203 Marius St., Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Shoalhaven Regional Art Gallery (1978 – 1978)
Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia
Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery [2] (1978 – 1978)
City Council Administrativw Building, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Broken Hill City Art Gallery [1] (1978 – 1978)
Corner, Blende & Chlorine Streets, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Armidale [City] Art Gallery (1978 – 1978)
Rusden Street, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Caulfield Arts Complex (1 April 1978 – 1 April 1978)
Cnr. Glen Eira & Hawthorn Rds., Caulfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia (CACSA). (15 May 1979 – 9 June 1979)
14 Porter St., Parkside, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Works
Australian identities in printmaking. The Australian print collection of Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery.
Venues
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery [3] (2000 – 14 January 2001)
Civic Centre, Baylis St., Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Earle Backen, a retrospective look.
Venues
Robin Gibson Gallery [2]. (30 July 2005 – 17 August 2005)
278 Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia