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Joy Hester

Australian painter (1920-1960) · Australia · Artists · Died at 40

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Joy St Clair Hester 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. Hester is best known for her bold and expressive ink drawings.

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Joy St Clair Hester 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. Hester is best known for her bold and expressive ink drawings. 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. Hester is most well known for the series Face, Sleep, and Love (1948-49) as well as the later works, The Lovers (1956-58).

Country
Australia
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 1960 · aged 40

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