Sali Herman

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.

Sali Herman
Sali Herman as a captain in 1945
Born(1898-02-12)12 February 1898
Switzerland
Died3 April 1993(1993-04-03) (aged 95)
NationalitySwiss-born Australian
Known forwar artist
Notable workSleeping Cat,
Lane at the Cross,
Yetta
AwardsSulman Prize (1946, 1948),
Wynne Prize (1944, 1962, 1965, 1967)

Life and career

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]

Collections

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]

Exhibitions

Group
  • Aspects of Australian Figurative Painting 1942-1962: Dreams, Fears and Desires, S. H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney (1984), part of the 5th Sydney Biennale, painting exhibited: Reconstruction (1950)[24]
  • Swiss Artists in Australia: 1777-1991 Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (1991), paintings exhibited: Surry Hills Backyards (1958), Fremantle Brewery (1963), Ming (1963), Surry Hills Lane (1965), The Red House (1966), Balmain (1968), B.H.P. (1969), Summer Night, Mullerup (1975), Forum, Rome (1976), Sydney 1942 (1981), My World (1990).[25]

Further reading
  • Sali Herman by Daniel Thomas, Collins (1971) OCLC No. 37079520[26]
  • Swiss Artists in Australia 1777-1991 pp67-84 (exhibition catalogue), Art Gallery of NSW (1991) ISBN 9780730579816[27]

References
  1. "Sali Herman". awm.gov.au. Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  2. "Winner for 1946". artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  3. "Winner for 1948". artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  4. "Winner for 1944". artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  5. "Winner for 1962". artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  6. "Winner for 1965". artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  7. "Winner for 1967". artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  8. "Sleeping Cat". artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  9. "Summer night, Mullerup". artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  10. "Lane at the Cross". artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  11. "Yetta". artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  12. "Native compound at Lae". awm.gov.au. Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  13. "Surrender". awm.gov.au. Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  14. "Back home". awm.gov.au. Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  15. "McElhone stairs". artsearch.nga.gov.au. National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  16. "The drovers". artsearch.nga.gov.au. National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  17. "Saturday morning [formerly: Paddington Neighbours]". artsearch.nga.gov.au. National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  18. "Kirribilli". ngv.vic.gov.au. National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  19. "The law court". ngv.vic.gov.au. National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  20. "A woman in the doorway of No. 171 (1949)". cbusartcollection.com.au. Cbus. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  21. "Golden Wattle". benallaartgallery.com.au. Benalla Art Gallery. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  22. "A gift to the city: the Roland Pope collection". nag.org.au. Newcastle Art Gallery. Retrieved 13 August 2017. The eclectic collection includes ... works of art by Russell Drysdale, WB Gould, Elioth Gruner, Sali Herman and Thea Proctor.
  23. "Rockhampton Art Gallery's Sali Herman painting has been conserved". rockhamptonartgallery.com.au. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2017. Street Scene, Redfer, Sydney (1975)
  24. Christine Dixon; Terry Smith (1984). Aspects of Australian Figurative Painting 1942-1962: Dreams, Fears and Desires. The Power Institute of Fine Arts, University of Sydney. pp. 53, 77.
  25. Barry Pearce (1991). Swiss Artists in Australia 1777-1991 (exhibition catalogue). Art Gallery of New South Wales. pp. 67–84.
  26. Sali Herman. OCLC. OCLC 37079520. Retrieved 13 August 2017 – via worldcat.org.
  27. Swiss artists in Australia 1777-1991 (Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 18 January to 10 March 1991). OCLC. OCLC 925367092. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via worldcat.org.
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