10 Facts About Martin Sharp

Martin Ritchie Sharp was an Australian artist, cartoonist, songwriter and film-maker.

Martin Sharp was born in Bellevue Hill, New South Wales in 1942, and educated at Cranbrook private school, where one of his teachers was the artist Justin O'Brien.

In 1960, Martin Sharp enrolled at the National Art School at East Sydney.

Martin Sharp wrote the lyrics of the Cream song "Tales of Brave Ulysses, " and created the cover art for Cream's Disraeli Gears and Wheels of Fire albums.

The fire was a turning point in Martin Sharp's life; like many others he firmly believed that it was a deliberate act of terrorism aimed at destroying the park and making the site available for redevelopment.

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Martin Sharp first saw performer Tiny Tim at the Royal Albert Hall in 1968 at the suggestion of Eric Clapton.

Martin Sharp's work was celebrated in many exhibitions including a special Yellow House exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW and a major retrospective at the Museum of Sydney which ran from October 2009 to March 2010.

Martin Sharp maintained a lifelong friendship with artist Lin Utzon, daughter of the Danish architect of the Sydney Opera House Jørn Utzon.

Martin Sharp inherited the heritage-listed house Wirian, in Victoria Road, Bellevue Hill, Sydney, in 1978.

Martin Sharp lived there until he died from emphysema on 1 December 2013, at the age of 71.