Sali Herman

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Sali Herman (12 February 1898 - 3 April 1993) was a Swiss-born Australian artist, one of Australia's Official War Artists for the Second World War.

Life and career

Herman arrived in Melbourne in 1937 and enlisted in the Australian Army in 1941. In 1945, he was appointed an Official War Artist, painting at several places in the Pacific such as Rabaul. He submitted 26 paintings to the Australian War Memorial.

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, and also in 1948 for The Drovers. He won the Wynne Prize four times; in 1944 for McElhone Stairs; in 1962 for The Devil's Bridge, Rottnest; again in 1965 for The Red House; and in 1967 for Ravenswood I.

Herman's son Ted bought an Avalon, New South Wales house called Hy Brasil in 1958. The house was designed by Australian architect Alexander Stewart Jolly and built in 1936. Ted Herman changed the name to Hy Brasil from the original name The Gem. The house is heritage-listed.^[1]

References

↑ State Heritage Website

External links

Australian War Memorial

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Name	Herman, Sali
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Short description	Australian artist
Date of birth	12 February 1898
Place of birth
Date of death	3 April 1993
Place of death

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