1984 in art

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Contents 1 Events 2 Awards 3 Works 4 Exhibitions 5 Births 6 Deaths

[edit] Events

• The Turner Prize is awarded for the first time. The winner is Malcolm Morley.
• The Plastic Paint Medium is created by contemporary Cuban painter Josignacio.

[edit] Awards

• Archibald Prize: Keith Looby - Max Gillies

[edit] Works

• Felim Egan - Battle of Hercules and Antaeus
• John Doubleday - Statue of Dylan Thomas (Marina, Swansea)

[edit] Exhibitions

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• February 6 - Jimmy Ernst, painter
• February 12 - Tom Keating, art forger
• April 22 - Ansel Adams, photographer
• June 19 - Lee Krasner, abstract expressionist painter
• July 9 - Peter Hurd, painter