Sali Herman | |
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Born | |
Died | 3 April 1993 | (aged 95)
Nationality | Swiss-born Australian |
Known for | war artist |
Notable work | Sleeping Cat, Lane at the Cross, Yetta |
Awards | Sulman Prize (1946, 1948), Wynne Prize (1944, 1962, 1965, 1967) |
Sali Herman CMG (12 February 1898 – 3 April 1993) was a Swiss-born Australian artist, one of Australia's Official War Artists for the Second World War.
Herman arrived in Melbourne in 1937 and enlisted in the Australian Army in 1941.[1] In 1945, he was appointed an Official War Artist, painting at several places in the Pacific such as Rabaul.[1] He submitted 26 paintings to the Australian War Memorial.[1]
Sali Herman was known for paintings of inner city streets and slums in Sydney. He was awarded the Sulman Prize in 1946 for Natives carrying wounded soldiers,[2] and also in 1948 for The Drovers.[3] He won the Wynne Prize four times; in 1944 for McElhone Stairs;[4] in 1962 for The Devil's Bridge, Rottnest;[5] again in 1965 for The Red House;[6] and in 1967 for Ravenswood I.[7]
Herman's works are held by the Art Gallery of New South Wales including Sleeping Cat (1983),[8] Summer night, Mullerup (1975),[9] Lane at the Cross (1946),[10] and Yetta (1919);[11] the Australian War Memorial including Native compound at Lae (1945),[12] Surrender (1946),[13] and Back Home (1946);[14] the National Gallery of Australia including McElhone Stairs (1944),[15] The Drovers (1947),[16] and Saturday Morning (1948);[17] the National Gallery of Victoria including Kirribilli (1959),[18] and The Law Court (1946);[19] the Cbus collection;[20] the Benalla Art Gallery;[21] the Newcastle Art Gallery;[22] and the Rockhampton Art Gallery.[23]