Fred Williams (artist)
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Frederick Ronald Williams OBE (23 January 1927 – 22 April 1982) was an Australian painter and printmaker. He was one of Australia’s most important artists, and one of the twentieth century's major landscapists. He had more than seventy solo exhibitions during his career in Australian galleries, as well as the exhibition Fred Williams - Landscapes of a Continent at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1977.
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Born | Frederick Ronald Williams[1] (1927-01-23)23 January 1927 |
Died | 22 April 1982(1982-04-22) (aged 55) Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Education | National Gallery School, Melbourne Chelsea School of Art, London Central School of Arts and Crafts, London |
Known for | Painting, Printmaking |
Notable work | Pilbara series (1979–81) |
Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)[2] |
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