Cedric Raymond Emanuel (1906–1995) was a New Zealand born Australian representational

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ...

, illustrator and printmaker.Max Germaine, ''Artists and Galleries in Australia'', Roseville, N.S.W.: Craftsman House, 1990. Enlarged 3rd edition. p. 203. Retrieved 12 March 2023.Cedric Emanuel

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hibeach.net. Retrieved 12 March 2023. Speaking at the 1995 ''Retrospectives'' exhibition of Emanuel's works,

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Rear-Admiral Peter Sinclair pointed to the artist's speciality in drawing and painting "scenes of yesteryear, and of buildings and locations that are national heritage items"."Sydney was gifted, prolific artist's lifetime and subject. Obituary: Cedric Emanuel, OAM, 1906-1995", ''

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'', 2 March 1995, p. 4. Retrieved 12 March 2023. He was an important Australian visual

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, "for almost seventy years" sketching and painting the "rapidly changing scenes of Australia from the outback to the inner suburbs of Sydney".

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Cedric Emanuel, 1906-1995: A biographical fragment
the-rathouse.com. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

Early life and education

Emanuel was born on 1 July 1906 in Gisborne,

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. He moved to Australia when he was four. After attending school in the Sydney suburbs of Killara and Bondi, he studied art under

Dattilo Rubbo Antonio Salvatore Dattilo Rubbo (Napoli 21 June 1870 – Sydney 1 June 1955) was an Italian-born artist and art teacher active in Australia from 1897. Rubbo, or Dattilo-Rubbo, was born in Naples in 1870, and spent his early childhood in the ...

at the Royal Art Society and

Julian Ashton Julian Rossi Ashton (27 January 185127 April 1942) was an English-born Australian artist and teacher. He is best known for founding the Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney and encouraging Australian painters to capture local life and scenery '' ...

at the

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. He later learned

etching Etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio (incised) in the metal. In modern manufacturing, other chemicals may be used on other type ...

under

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Career

During the 1920s and 1930s he worked as a

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and during his leisure hours worked to improve his skills in sketching, painting and etching. He was a sports enthusiast, especially in

swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

, surfing,

boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermine ...

, wrestling and

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. During

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he served as an Aerodrome Defence Officer with the

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and was an "unofficial war artist" there. A collection of his drawings from those years were published in his ''South Pacific Sketchbook'' (

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, 1945). In the postwar decades Emanuel worked primarily as a freelancer, creating "sketches in watercolour or ink depicting various aspects of Australia". These were published in 49 books (by 1990) issued by major Australian publishers including

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and Cassell Australia, and with text by authors such as

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, Philip Geeves,

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, Olaf Ruhen and Tess van Sommers. His sketches also appeared as "cards, scenic folios, calendars and wrapping paper" for the wider public.

Exhibitions

Emanuel's first exhibition was in 1938 and was "successful" and the

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purchased two. In 1942 his work was included in "an exhibition of Australian art that travelled the United States".Olaf Ruhen and Cedric Emanuel,
Australia: This Changing Land
', London: Angus & Robertson, 1976. Retrieved 12 March 2023. He exhibited in most Australian states over the years, including at the Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney in 1988. In 1995 there was a retrospective exhibition of his work at the

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Awards

* 1938: Etching Award in Sesqui-centenary National Art Competition * 1981: Medal of the

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(OAM) for his services to art

Holdings of his work

Examples of his work are held in the

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, the State Galleries of

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,Cedric Emanuel

, artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 5 March 2023. Victoria, Queensland and South Australia, and the

In New South Wales examples are also held by the

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, the

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, a number of local council libraries and in a number of private collections.

Personal life

Cedric Emanuel married Bella "Billie" Oppenheim in 1938 and they had two children, Janese and rugby international

David David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

. He died in Sydney on 1 March 1995.

Bibliography

The following are some of the books illustrated by Cedric Emanuel.

Rigby Sketchbook Series

Emanuel contributed to 16 books in this series. They comprise compilations of his sketches of historic buildings and localities in Australian cities, towns and suburbs, including ''Historic Buildings of Sydney Sketchbook'' (1972), published by Rigby Limited, Adelaide. They are liste
here

Other Rigby Limited books

* ''Portrait of Tasmania'', Adelaide: Rigby, 1974. * ''Australian Horses'', Adelaide: Rigby, 1975. Text by Margaret I. Clarke. * ''Portrait of Adelaide'', Adelaide: Rigby, 1975. Text by David Mercer. * ''Portrait of Perth'', Adelaide: Rigby, 1977. Text by B. Kirwan Ward.

Angus & Robertson

* ''Australia, This Changing Land'', Sydney:

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, 1972. Text by Olaf Ruhen. * ''The Great South Land'', Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1975. Text by Donald McLean. * ''Sydney Yesterday & Today'', Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1978. * ''The Etchings of Cedric Emanuel'', Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1980. * ''Philip Geeves' Sydney'', London and Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1981. Text by Philip Geeves.

Cassell Australia

* ''Historic Towns of New South Wales'', Stanmore, N.S.W.: Cassell Australia, 1979. * ''The Rocks : Sydney's Most Historic Area'', Stanmore, N.S.W.: Cassell Australia, 1979. * ''Sydney Harbour'', North Ryde, N.S.W.: Cassell Australia, 1981. Text by Tess van Sommers.

Other publishers

* ''Southwest Pacific Sketchbook'', New York: Prentice-Hall, 1945. * ''Run o' Waters: Tales of Australian Country, People and Places, The Lisp of Rivers and the Song of Birds'', Sydney: John Sands, 1948. Text by John Fairfax. * ''Drift of Leaves'', Sydney: Ure Smith, 1952. Text by John Fairfax. Edited by John Brennan. * ''Garden Island People'', Sydney: Wentworth Books, 1975. Text by

Nancy Keesing Nancy Keesing (7 September 1923 – 19 January 1993) was an Australian poet, writer, editor and promoter of Australian literature. Early life Nancy Keesing was born in Sydney, Australia and attended school at Sydney Church of England Girls' G ...

. * ''A Gentle Shipwreck'', Melbourne: Thomas Nelson Australia, 1975. Text by L. C. (Lewis Charles) Rodd. * ''Hard Times and Rough Justice, Sydney, N.S.W.: Angus & Robertson, 1975. Text by Donald McLean. * ''Chaffey's Kingdom : The Sunraysia Story'', South Melbourne, Vic.: Macmillan for the Australian Dried Fruits Association, 1976. * ''Historic Churches of New South Wales'', Terrey Hills, N.S.W.: A. H. & A. W. Reed, c. 1978. Text by Alan Nichols, Jill Garland and John Martin; with an introduction by

Manning Clark Charles Manning Hope Clark, (3 March 1915 – 23 May 1991) was an Australian historian and the author of the best-known general history of Australia, his six-volume ''A History of Australia'', published between 1962 and 1987. He has been descri ...

; with photography by Fritz Prenzel; and with drawings by Cedric Emanuel. * ''Historic Parramatta'', Parramatta, N.S.W.: Parramatta City Council, ca. 1980. Text by Tess van Sommers. * ''Norfolk Island and

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'', Dover Heights, N.S.W.: Serendip, c. 1982. Text by

. * ''The Tasmania We Love'', Melbourne: Nelson, 1987. Text by Ruth Park. * ''Waterways of Sydney: A Sketchbook'', Melbourne: J. M. Dent, 1988. Text by

References

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