List of Australian art critics (news periodicals)
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This is a sortable list of Australian art critics who wrote for newspapers in the nineteenth[1] and twentieth centuries, a period in which such periodicals carried the majority of current, contemporaneous art criticism,[2] before most such papers ceased art reviews in the 21st century.[3]
Hamilton[4] writes to distinguish this genre:
...criticism that appears in newspapers is written for a general audience, and the real substance of newspaper art criticism can best be summed up as providing an antidote for the ‘vernacular glance’. This term, coined by art historian Brian O’Doherty in 1974,[5] refers to the modern phenomenon of viewing an exhibition casually, with eyes darting indiscriminately from object to object in an ineffectual effort to take in the entire exhibition at once. The work of the critic is effectively to map an exhibition for an audience, and thereby transform the vernacular glance into an informed glance that is capable of discerning either meaning or emptiness in the work on show.
Barker and Green, noting the number of art critics writing for newspapers in the 1970s, consider that 'this writing was essentially ephemeral, based on the assessment of the wide spectrum of […] exclusively local, art exhibitions. It was essentially a form of reportage.[6]
In 2012 Osborne noticed a general devaluing and disparagement of the newspaper critic and warned that:
… the progressively weakened position of newspaper art criticism and the threat of it disappearing altogether from mass market newspapers […] could have far-reaching repercussions […] a nodal rupture in the network of relationships between the art world and the wider public. The complex ecology of the art world needs this link with the wider public. It needs a healthy balance between critical writing in art journals and newspapers.[7]
Surname | First name | Life | Newspaper or Magazine | Dates |
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Adams | Bruce | 1950– | The Australian | 1972–74 |
Adams | Bruce | 1950– | Sunday Telegraph | 1972–74 |
Allen | Christopher | 1953– | Australian Financial Review | 2005–2008 |
Allen | Mary Cecil | 1893–1962 | The Sun News-Pictorial | 1925 |
Allen[8] | Christopher | 1953– | The Australian | 2008> |
Allen | Christopher | 1953– | The Sydney Morning Herald | 1987–1991 |
Ashton | (Julian) Howard | 1877–1964 | The Argus | 1910–11 |
Ashton | (Julian) Howard | 1877–1964 | Sydney Sun | c.1912–c.1936 |
Auty[8] | Giles | 1934–2020 | The Australian | 1995–2001 |
Baily | Harold John | 1927– | Sunday Mail (S.A.) | 1963–64 |
Bell | George | 1878–1966 | The Sun News-Pictorial | 1923-50 |
Bellew | Peter Richard | 1912–1986 | The Sydney Morning Herald | 1939–42 |
Benson | George Courtney | The West Australian | 1931>? | |
Borlase[8] | Nancy | 1914– | The Sydney Morning Herald | 1973–81 |
Borlase[8] | Nancy | 1914– | The Bulletin | 1972–73 |
Britton | Stephanie | The News (S.A.) | 1971-77 | |
Britton | Stephanie | Sunday Mail (S.A.) | 1980 | |
Bromfield[8] | David | 1947– 2024 | The West Australian | late 80s-1990s |
Brook[8] | Donald | 1927–2018 | Canberra Times | c.1964-65 |
Brook[8] | Donald | 1927–2018 | The Sydney Morning Herald | 1968-1973? |
Burdett | Basil | 1897–1942 | Brisbane Daily Mail | 1919-21 |
Burdett | Basil | 1897–1942 | Herald (Melbourne) | 1936 |
Burke | Carolyn | 1940–1989 | Various international, incl. The New York Times | 1990> |
Bush | Charles William | 1919–1989 | The Australian | 1966 |
Campbell | Jean | 1901–1984 | The Advertiser | 1952–1974 |
Campbell | Jean | 1901–1984 | The Courier-Mail | 1952–1974? |
Carrington | Francis Thomas Dean (Tom) | 1843–1918 | The Argus | |
Carrington | Francis Thomas Dean (Tom) | 1843–1918 | The Australasian | 1889 |
Catalano | Gary | 1947–2002 | The Age | 1985–1990 |
Cazneaux | Harold Pierce | 1878–1953 | Sydney Mail | ?? |
Cazneaux | Harold Pierce | 1878–1953 | The Lone Hand | ?? |
Chapman | Dora Cecil | 1911–1995 | The Advertiser | 1958–69 |
Colquhoun | Alexander | 1862-1941 | Herald (Melbourne) | 1914-1922 |
Colquhoun | Alexander | 1862-1941 | The Age | 1926-1941 |
Cook | Arthur Vollens | 1909–1967 | The Age | 1946–57 |
Cook | William Edward James | 1904–1960 | Daily Telegraph | 1952-1959 |
Cooper | Charles Gordon (Professor) | ? | The Courier-Mail | c.1940s |
Cramer | Sue | The Age | ||
Cross | Elizabeth | 1943– | The Sydney Morning Herald | ?? |
Cross | Elizabeth | 1943– | The Age | ?? |
de Groen | Geoffrey | 1938– | Canberra Times | 1973–77 |
de Groen | Geoffrey | 1938– | National Times | 1973–77 |
Dickinson | Sidney | 1851–1919 | Australasian Critic | 1889-91 |
Dolan | David | 1949–2011 | The Advertiser | 1977–80 |
Dolan | David | 1949–2011 | Sunday Mail (S.A.) | 1974–77 |
Dutton | Geoffrey | 1922–1998 | The News (S.A.) | 1958–62 |
Eagle | Mary | 1944 | The Age | 1977–1980 |
Faerber | Ruth | 1922 | Australian Jewish Times | 1970s |
Faust | Beatrice Eileen | 1939–2019 | The Age | 1970s |
Faust | Beatrice Eileen | 1939–2019 | National Times | 1970s |
Fitzgerald | Paul | 1922-2017 | The Argus | c.1940 |
Francis | Ivor Pengelly | 1906–1993 | The News (S.A.) | 1944–1955 |
Francis | Ivor Pengelly | 1906–1993 | Sunday Mail (S.A.) | 1964-74 |
Francis | Ivor Pengelly | 1906–1993 | The Advertiser | 1974–76 |
Freiberg[9] | Freda | 1933–2024 | The Age | 1990s |
Frost | Andrew | Guardian Australia | Current | |
Genocchio[8] | Benjamin | 1969– | The Australian | 1998-2002 |
George | Robert Esmond | 1888–1959 | Sunday Mail (S.A.) | 1946–c.1966 |
Gleeson[8] | James Timothy | 1915–2008 | Sun-Herald | 1962-74 |
Gleeson[8] | James Timothy | 1915–2008 | Sydney Sun | 1949-74 |
Gough | Craig Alan | 1938– | Sunday Times (WA) | 1972–73 |
Grishin | Sasha | 1950– | Canberra Times | 1977–2023 |
Haefliger[8] | Paul | 1914-1982 | The Sydney Morning Herald | 1941–1957 |
Hamilton | Charles (wrote as 'C.G.') | 1874–1967 | West Australian | c.1907–1920s |
Hannon | William | 1932–2020 | The Bulletin | 1960–65 |
Hansen | David | 1958–2024 | The Age | 1990s |
Harpur | Royston | 1938–2023 | Sydney Observer | 1960 |
Harpur | Royston | 1938–2023 | The Australian | 1971 |
Harrison | Henry Bromilow | 1878–1948 | The Argus | 1912–1943 |
Harrison | Henry Bromilow | 1878–1948 | The Australian | ?? |
Heathcote | Christopher | The Age | 1990s | |
Heffernan | Edward Bonaventura | 1912 | Geelong Advertiser | 1966–74 |
Henshaw | John George | 1929–2006 | The Australian | 1969–70 |
Herbert | Harold Brocklebank | 1891–1945 | The Sun News-Pictorial | c1936> |
Herbert | Harold Brocklebank | 1891–1945 | The Argus | c1936> |
Herbert | Harold Brocklebank | 1891–1945 | The Australasian | 1927-1934… |
Herbert | Harold Brocklebank | 1891–1945 | The Australasian | c.1932 |
Holloway | Memory | 1946– | The Melbourne Times | 1977–78 |
Holloway | Memory | 1946– | The Australian[10] | 1978-81 |
Holloway | Memory | 1946– | The Age[11] | 1982–86 |
Hughes[12][13] | Robert | 1938–2012 | The Age | 1963–c.1970 |
Hughes[12][13] | Robert | 1938–2012 | Sydney Observer | 1958–59 |
Hughes[12][13] | Robert | 1938–2012 | Nation Review | 1959–1963 |
Hughes[12][13] | Robert | 1938–2012 | Sunday Mirror | 1963 |
Irving | Pamela | 1960– | Geelong Advertiser | c.1980s |
Hutak | Michael | The Bulletin | 1999–2007 | |
Hutak | Michael | The Sydney Morning Herald | >1997 | |
Hutchings | Patrick | 1929– | The Bulletin | 1961… |
Klepac | Lou | 1936– | The News (S.A.) | 1967–70 |
Langer[4] | Gertrude | 1908–1984 | The Courier-Mail | 1953–1984 |
Lansell | G. Ross | ? | Nation Review | 1966-67 |
Lansell | G. Ross | ? | Daily Telegraph | 1967–78 |
Lawlor | Adrian | 1889–1969 | The Bulletin | 1921–23 |
Leason | Percy | 1889–1959 | Table Talk | 1929-1933… |
Leckie | Malcolm (Mal) John Sewart | 1952 | Goldcoast City Bulletin | 1978 |
Lindsay | Raymond | 1903-1960 | Daily Telegraph | 1940> |
Lindsay | Lionel Arthur | 1874–1961 | The Bulletin | 1890s–1900s |
Lindsay | Lionel Arthur | 1874–1961 | The Lone Hand | 1907-21 |
Lindsay | Lionel Arthur | 1874–1961 | Herald (Melbourne) | 1935 |
Lindsay | Norman | 1879–1969 | The Lone Hand | Occasional c.1907–21 |
Loureiro[14] | Marie Therese | ? – 1907 | The Age | late 1800s |
Loxton | John Samuel | 1903–1971 | The Argus | 1947–48 |
Lynn[8] | Elwyn | 1917–1997 | Nation Review | 1969 |
Lynn[8] | Elwyn | 1917–1997 | Sunday Mirror | 1963 |
Lynn[8] | Elwyn | 1917–1997 | The Australian | |
Lynn[8] | Elwyn | 1917–1997 | The Bulletin | 1966-1973 |
MacDonald | James Stuart (Jimmy) | 1878–1952 | Herald (Melbourne) | 1923… |
MacDonald | James Stuart (Jimmy) | 1878–1952 | The Age | 1943-47 |
Macgeorge | Norman | 1872–1952 | Herald (Melbourne) | Late 1930s |
Mahood | Marguerite Henriette | 1901–1989 | Radio and Listener In | Mid-1920s |
Makin[15] | Jeffrey | 1943 | The Sun News-Pictorial | 1972–87 1997– |
Maloon[8] | Terence | 1950– | The Sydney Morning Herald | 1982-1987 |
Mather | John Baxter | 1853–1940 | The Advertiser | 1889-1904 |
McCaughey[16] | Patrick | 1942– | The Age | 1966–69 1971–74 |
McCulloch | Alan McLeod | 1907–1992 | The Argus | 1944-1947 |
McCulloch | Alan McLeod | 1907–1992 | Herald (Melbourne) | 1951-1981 |
McCulloch[8] | Susan | 1949- | The Age | 1980s |
McCulloch[8] | Susan | 1949- | The Sun News-Pictorial | 1980s |
McCulloch[8] | Susan | 1949- | The Australian | 1994-2004 |
McCulloch[8] | Susan | 1949- | The Bulletin | 1980s |
McDonald | John | 1961 | The Sydney Morning Herald | 1987–2017 ? |
McGrath[8] | Sandra | ?? | The Australian | 1972 |
McGrath[8] | Sandra | ?? | The Bulletin | occasional |
McInnes | Colin | 1914-1976 | London Observer | 1948–50 |
McIntyre | Arthur | 1945–2003 | The Australian | 1977–78 |
McIntyre | Arthur | 1945–2003 | The Age | 1980s |
McIntyre | Alan Lester | 1913 | Examiner | 1960s? |
McIntyre | Alan Lester | 1913-2002 | The Bulletin | pre-WW2 |
McIntyre | Alan Lester | 1913-2002 | Smiths Weekly | pre-WW2 |
McKinnon | Thomas Firmin | 1878–1953 | The Courier-Mail | 1940s-1950s |
McNally | Matthew James | 1874–1943 | Daily Telegraph | occasional |
McNally | Matthew James | 1874–1943 | The News (South Australia) | occasional |
McNally | Matthew James | 1874–1943 | The Mail (South Australia) | occasional |
North | Ian | The News (South Australia) | 1971-72 1974 | |
Mendelssohn | Joanna | 1949– | The Bulletin | 1988> |
Merrifield | Hilary (nee Hunter) | West Australian | 1960s | |
Millar | Ronald Grenville | 1927 | The Australian | 1965–70 |
Millar | Ronald Grenville | 1927 | Herald (Melbourne) | 1965 1981–93 |
Moore | William George | 1868–1937 | The Courier-Mail | c.1919> |
Moore | William George | 1868–1937 | Daily Telegraph | c.1919> |
Moore | William George | 1868–1937 | Herald (Melbourne) | 1904> |
Nelson[8] | Robert | 1957– | The Age | 1984 - 1990s |
Neville | Greg | 1951– | The Age | 1990–1993 |
Nibbi | Gino | 1896–1969 | Herald (Melbourne) | occasional |
Peir | Clifton Thomas Almont | 1905–1985 | The Sunday Mirror | 1961–62 |
Perry | Tony | ? | The Age | 1978–1981 |
Philpot[17] | Ernest Sidney | 1906-1985 | Sunday Times (WA) | 1961–65 |
Pidgeon | William Edwin 'WEP' | 1909–1981 | Daily Telegraph | 1974–1979 |
Preston | Margaret Rose | 1875–1963 | Art in Australia | 1924–1940 |
Riddell | Elizabeth | 1910–1998 | The Australian | 1960s |
Rooney[8] | Robert | 1937–2017 | The Age | 1980-July 1982 |
Rooney | Robert | 1937–2017 | The Australian | 1982–99 |
Ross (Sanders) | Christine Alexandra | 1944 | Newcastle Morning Herald | 1971– |
Seidel | Brian | 1928–2019 | The News (S.A.) | 1963–1966 |
Shannon | David Michael | 1927–1993 | The Australian | 1973–75 |
Sheridan | Noel | Sunday Mail (S.A.) | 1977–80 | |
Shore | Arnold Joseph Victor | 1897–1963 | The Argus | 1949–1957 |
Shore | Arnold Joseph Victor | 1897–1963 | The Age | 1957–1963 |
Skipper | Mervyn | 1886–1959 | The Bulletin | 1930-31…1956–59 |
Skipper | Mervyn | 1886–1959 | The Lone Hand | |
Smart | Jeffrey (Frank Jeffrey Edson) | 1921– | Daily Telegraph | 1952–54 |
Smee | Sebastian | 1972– | The Australian | c.2004–2008 |
Smith[18][8] | Bernard | 1916–2011 | The Age | 1963–1966 |
Smith | Ernest Walter | 1928 | Sunday Mail (S.A.) | 1963 |
Smith | James | 1820-1910 | The Age | 1854 |
Smith | James | 1820-1910 | The Argus | 1860s |
Stevens | William Bertram (Bert) | 1872–1922 | The Bulletin | 1909–10 |
Stevens | William Bertram (Bert) | 1872–1922 | The Lone Hand | 1912-18 |
Streeton | Arthur | 1867–1943 | The Argus | 1867–1943 |
Sweetapple[19] | Agnes Theodora (Dora) | 1899–1987 | The Sydney Morning Herald | 1950s–? |
Thomas[8] | Daniel Rhys | 1931 | Sunday Telegraph | 1962–66 1968–69 |
Thomas[8] | Daniel Rhys | 1931 | The Sydney Morning Herald | 1970–75 |
Thomas[8] | Daniel Rhys | 1931 | The Bulletin | 1976–77 |
Thomas[8] | Laurence Nicholas Barrett (Laurie) | 1915–1974 | Herald (Melbourne) | 1949-50 |
Thomas[8] | Laurence Nicholas Barrett (Laurie) | 1915–1974 | The Australian | 1968-73 |
Thompson | Gerald Marr | 1856–1938 | Daily Telegraph | C.1883-6 |
Thornton | Wallace Keogh | 1915–1991 | The Sydney Morning Herald | 1957–67 |
Tildesley | Evelyn Mary | 1882-1976 | Australian Women's Weekly | 1923-35 |
Timms | Peter | 1948 | The Age | 1990s |
Timms | Peter | 1948 | The Australian | 1990s |
Turnbull | Stanley Clive Perry | 1906–1975 | Herald (Melbourne) | 1943-48 |
Vanzetti | Francesco Cesare Luigi Stefano | 1878–1967 | West Australian | c.1929...c.1952? |
Veal | Hayward Wilfred | 1913–1968 | Daily News (Sydney) | 1937–c.1951? |
Walker | Wendy | 1946– | The Australian | 2006-2016 |
Walker | Wendy | 1946– | The Advertiser | 1999-2006 |
Ward | Peter | The Australian | 1976–2002 | |
Warren | Alan | 1919–1991 | The Sun News-Pictorial | 1951–72 |
Webb | Elizabeth | The Courier-Mail | 1940s–1950s | |
Wieneke | James | 1906–1981 | Brisbane Telegraph | 1949–50 |
Wilkie | Leslie Andrew | 1879–1935 | The Age | briefly |
Willis | Anne-Marie | Nation Review | c.1977 | |
Wood | Rex Thomas Percy Reginald | 1908–1970 | ? | ? |
Young | Elizabeth | The Advertiser | 1952–74 | |
Young | William Blamire | 1862–1935 | Herald (Melbourne) | 1929–34 |
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