| 1912 |
7 February 1912, Born at Bognor Regis, Sussex,
England, George Russell (Tass) Drysdale. Son of George Russell Drysdale
|
| 1912-1921 |
Travels to and from Australia. Lives in north
Queensland 1919-21 |
| 1923 |
Family settles permanently in Melbourne, Victoria |
| 1923-1929 |
Boarder at Geelong Grammar School |
| 1926 |
Family acquires property, Boxwood Park in the Riverina district, NSW |
| 1929 |
Develops a detached retina in his left eye |
| 1930 |
Leaves school to work on his uncle's property
in northern Victoria and north Queensland |
| 1931 |
Drysdale's uncle dies |
| 1935 |
Marries Elizabeth 'Bon' Stephen.
Settles in Melbourne.
Undergoes eye operation on left eye. Effective vision in right eye
only.
|
| 1938 |
Daughter Lynne born
Travels to Europe
|
| 1939 |
With war looming, Drysdale returns to Australia |
| 1940 |
Son Timothy born |
| 1940 |
Rejected for military service because of his
defective eyesight |
| Nov 1940 |
Drysdale and his family move to Sydney |
| 1942 |
Family move to Albury |
| 1940s |
Closest painting companion is Donald Friend |
| 1947 |
Drysdale and Friend take a trip to Sofala and
Hill End |
| 1951 |
Returned to Sydney and later spends some months in northern Qld and
Cape York Peninsula.
Joseph Burke's The Paintings of Russell Drysdale published by
Ure Smith, Sydney
|
| 1952 |
Moves to Darling Point, Sydney |
| May 1956 |
Embarks on the first of several lengthy journeys
to remote areas of Australia accompanied by his wife and son |
| 1957 |
In London with his family
Australian delegate to Congress, International Association of Plastic
Art, Dubrovnik; elected to executive
|
| 1958 |
June: Returns to Sydney and settles in Potts
Point.
Sept - Dec: Accompanies zoological expedition
to Kimberley and Central Desert areas of WA
|
| 1962 |
Death of son Tim at age 21 |
| 1962 |
Appointed to the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board |
| 1963 |
Death of first wife Elizabeth (Bon) |
| 1963 |
Made trustee of the Art Gallery of NSW |
| 1964 |
Marries Maisie Purves Smith, widow of Peter
Purves Smith |
| 1966 |
Drysdales travel in Europe, America and Canada |
| 1966 |
December: buys Bouddi Farm at Hardy's Bay, New
South Wales |
| 1967 |
Australian Broadcasting Commission television film Profile of Russell
Drysdale produced by Gil Brearley |
| 1969 |
Knighted for his services to art
Successful removal of cataract in right eye
|
| 1971 |
Builds studio at Bouddi Farm |
| 1974 |
Russell Drysdale's Australia published by Ure Smith, Sydney |
| 1976 |
Visits England |
| 1978 |
Visits England and Canada |
| 1979 |
Russell Drysdale published by Richmond Hill, Melbourne, a limited
edition of 500 copies, reproducing forty-five drawings made for the book. |
| 1980 |
Appointed a companion of the Order of Australia |
| 1980 |
June: Suffers a stroke |
| 1981 |
29 June 1981: Dies at Westmead Hospital, Sydney |
| 1981 |
Honorary Doctorate of Laws University of Melbourne
conferred posthumously |
External
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| 1911-1920 |
World War I |
| 1939-1945 |
World War II |
| 1942 |
Japanese submarine scare in Sydney harbour |
