Thake, Eric

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Agent TypePersonIdentifierUMA-AG-000001437HistoryEric Thake was a commercial artist, trained at the National Gallery Drawing School, Melbourne Working Men’s College and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Thake worked as a draughtsman in the Royal Australian Air Force from 1943 to 1946. Returning to civilian work in advertising, he was later employed at the University of Melbourne Department of Visual Aids. Thake retired in 1970. His work as an independent artist was well-regarded and he exhibited solo shows at several galleries in Victoria including the National Gallery of Victoria (1970).

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Date1904-1982

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Source of DescriptionAustralian Dictionary of Biography, Eric Prentice Anchor Thake

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Thake, Eric