Joy Hester b. 1920

Also known as Joy St Clair Hester
  • Artist
Painter known for her ink works. She was married to painter Albert Tucker and associated with many significant Australian modernist artists during the 1940s.
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Contemporary Art Society (Vic)
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Alternative names
  • Joy St Clair Hester
  • Joy St Clair Hester
Related people
  • Boyd, Arthur (associate of)
  • Bergner, Yosl (associate of)
  • Counihan, Noel (associate of)
  • Perceval, John (associate of)
  • Tucker, Albert (spouse of)
  • Smith, Gray (spouse of)
  • Nolan, Sidney (associate of)
  • Reid, John (associate of)
  • Reid, Sunday (associate of)
  • Tucker, Sweeney (parent of)
  • Smith, Peregrine (parent of)
  • Smith, Fern (parent of)
  • Boyd, Arthur (associate of)
  • Bergner, Yosl (associate of)
  • Counihan, Noel (associate of)
  • Perceval, John (associate of)
  • Tucker, Albert (spouse of)
  • Smith, Gray (spouse of)
  • Nolan, Sidney (associate of)
  • Reid, John (associate of)
  • Reid, Sunday (associate of)
  • Tucker, Sweeney (parent of)
  • Smith, Peregrine (parent of)
  • Smith, Fern (parent of)
  • Vassilieff, Danila (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Contemporary Art Society (Vic) (associate of)
  • Contemporary Art Society (Vic) (associate of)
Related works
  • Girl and Teacup (None)
  • Child with yellow bird (creator of)
  • Lovers [II] (creator of)
  • Girl with flowers (creator of)
  • Girl and Teacup (None)
  • Child with yellow bird (creator of)
  • Lovers [II] (creator of)
  • Girl with flowers (creator of)
Related collections
  • Private collection (collected in)
  • Northern Territory Museum and Art Gallery, NT (collected in)
  • University of Western Australia, WA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, Vic. (collected in)
  • Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre, Mornington, Vic. (collected in)
  • Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, Castlemaine, Vic. (collected in)
  • Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla, Vic. (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Vic. (collected in)
  • Heide Museum of Modern Art, Bulleen, Vic. (collected in)
  • University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Parliament House, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Private collection (collected in)
  • Northern Territory Museum and Art Gallery, NT (collected in)
  • University of Western Australia, WA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, Vic. (collected in)
  • Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre, Mornington, Vic. (collected in)
  • Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, Castlemaine, Vic. (collected in)
  • Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla, Vic. (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Vic. (collected in)
  • Heide Museum of Modern Art, Bulleen, Vic. (collected in)
  • University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Parliament House, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Prize for drawing the head from life, annual students' exhibition, Drawing School of the National Gallery School (received)
  • Prize for drawing the head from life, annual students' exhibition, Drawing School of the National Gallery School (received)
Related events
  • Those who made and those who saw: Portraits of the Heide circle (exhibited at)
  • Those who made and those who saw: Portraits of the Heide circle (exhibited at)
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