Centre for Australian Art

Australian Prints + Printmaking

David Thomas

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Name

David Thomas

Culture

Australian

Gender

Male

Birth date

1937

Birth place

Ballarat, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

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Death date

2022

Death Place

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Occupations

Art curator | Art historian | Gallery director

Summary

Worked: Australia VIC, ACT, SA).

Biography

David Thomas, born Ballarat, Victoria, studied Fine Arts at the University of Melbourne He was head of the National Library of Australia Pictorial collection 1963-65, Director of the Newcastle City Art Gallery, 1965-75, Director Art Gallery of South Australia 1976-1983, Director Carrick Park Museum and Sculpture Park 1983-1987 and Director of Bendigo Art Gallery 1987-1995. His monographs on Rupert Bunny, with impressive studies of the monotypes, are perhaps his best-known publications. Thomas died in 2022.

Last Updated

11 Sep 2022