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Russell Drysdale

Russell Drysdale, English-Australian painter (died 1981)

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Born
February 7, 1912
Died
June 29, 1981
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1912

About Russell Drysdale

Sir George Russell Drysdale, also known as Tass Drysdale, was an Australian artist. He won the prestigious Wynne Prize for Sofala in 1947, and represented Australia at the Venice Biennale in 1954. He was influenced by abstract and surrealist art, and "created a new vision of the Australian scene as revolutionary and influential as that of Tom Roberts". Sofala, a painting of the nearby town of Sofala, won the Wynne Prize for landscape in 1947.

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Russell Drysdale timeline

  1. He won the prestigious Wynne Prize for Sofala in 1947, and represented Australia at the Venice Biennale in 1954.
  2. Sofala, a painting of the nearby town of Sofala, won the Wynne Prize for landscape in 1947.

The world when Russell Drysdale was born

Russell Drysdale was born in 1912. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1912

  • Best-selling book"The Harvester" – Gene Stratton-Porter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe wins two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics
  • Top headlineRMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage — 1,500+ die
  • Technology milestoneFirst parachute jump from an airplane
  • World population~1.72B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population94.6M

1912 versus 2026

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Measure19122026
Population94.6M341 million

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