Robert Henry Dickerson was an Australian figurative painter and former member of the Antipodeans group of artists.
12 Facts About Robert Dickerson
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Robert Dickerson was a self-taught artist who refused to go to art school.
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Robert Dickerson's art has been described as angular and high contrast chiaroscuro and executed in a range of materials including paint, pastels, charcoals and other graphic media.
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Robert Dickerson said it is "the same style I've always used", and did not intend to change it.
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Robert Dickerson was born in 1924 and grew up in Sydney during the 1930s Depression era.
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Robert Dickerson toured for four years with the Jimmy Sharman Boxing Troupe.
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Robert Dickerson took up drawing at the age of five, mainly aeroplanes and warships.
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Robert Dickerson joined the Royal Australian Air Force as a guard and continued to sketch in his spare time.
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Robert Dickerson shovelled coal to provide for the family, painting at weekends.
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Robert Dickerson continued to find time to paint and, by the end of the 1950s, his work was being noticed.
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Robert Dickerson painted full-time, bred race horses, and lived with his third wife Jennifer, who was his business manager.
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Robert Dickerson had several children and stepchildren, 17 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.