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| Manuscript Name | Art Collection of Rocco Fazzari |
| Manuscript Number | MSS 310 |
| Last Updated | March 2022 |
| Extent | 7 oversize |
| Location | Special Collections, UNSW Canberra |
| Abstract | Original artworks of Australian literary figures by Rocco Fazzari |
Collection Subject Type
Literary
Scope and Content
The Rocco Fazzari Art Collection comprises seven illustrated caricature portraits of late 20th century Australian literary figures
Date Range of Content
c1990
Biographical Note
Australian cartoonist, illustrator and artist Rocco Fazzari was born in Adelaide in 1959 and graduated from the South Australian School of Art in 1981. Fazzari’s illustrative work appeared in Fairfax Media for 28 years, winning him the Kennedy Award for Outstanding Illustration and Cartoon in 2013. In 2017 he was awarded a Pulitzer Foundation grant to create an animation for the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. During his career, Fazzari has created and collaborated on works for the ABC, the Greater Sydney Commission, News Ltd, the Law Society of NSW, UTS and UNSW. His artwork features in collections such as the Macquarie Group Art Collection, Muswellbrook Regional Art centre, Waverley Council and other private collections. From 2019 Fazzari has served as the Chairman of the Kennedy Foundation.
References:
The Kennedy Foundation Press Release: https://kennedyawards.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/New-Chairman-of-Kennedy-Foundation.pdf
Administrative Information
Access and Copying Conditions
Access: Open Access
This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed below. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.
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Preferred Citation
Rocco Fazzari Art Collection, Special Collections, UNSW Canberra, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, MSS 310, Oversize [Number]
Provenance
The collection was acquired in two consignments in 1993 from Rocco Fazzari
Related Material
Further material related to Rocco Fazzari can be found in an artists file [70897] at the Art Gallery of NSW, newspaper cuttings [Bib ID 1868449] at the National Library of Australia and in an artist file [OCLC No. 936098690] at the National Gallery of Victoria’s Library
The personal archives of subjects represented in the Rocco Fazzari Art Collection are also available in the Papers of Barry Dickins (MSS 282), the Papers of Patrick White (MSS 022) and the Papers of David Williamson (MSS 317)
Subject Keywords
Subjects
Rocco Fazzari, 1959- — Archives
Australian authors — 20th century — Portraits
Caricatures and cartoons — Australia
Peter Carey,1943-
Manning Clark, 1915-1991
Barry Dickins, 1949-
Germaine Greer, 1939-
Colleen McCullough, 1937-2015
Patrick White, 1912-1990
David Williamson, 1942-
Personal Names
Rocco Fazzari, 1959-
Occupations
Artists
Cartoonists
Authors
Dramatists
Historians
Container List
Oversized material
OS1
Black and white ink illustration on paper, ‘Peter Carey’, c1990
OS2
Black and white ink illustration on paper, ‘Manning Clark’, c1990
OS3
Black and white ink illustration on paper, ‘Barry Dickins’, c1990
OS4
Black and white ink illustration on paper, ‘Germaine Greer’, c1990
OS5
Black and white ink illustration on paper, ‘Colleen McCullough’, c1990
OS6
Black and white ink illustration on paper, ‘Patrick White’, c1990
OS7
Black and white ink illustration on paper, ‘David Williamson’, c1990