Russell Drysdale
Sir George Russell Drysdale, also known as Tass Drysdale, was an Australian artist. He won the prestigious Wynne Prize for Sofala in 1947, and represented Australia at the Venice Biennale in 1954. He was influenced by abstract and surrealist art, and "created a new vision of the Australian scene as revolutionary and influential as that of Tom Roberts".
7 February 1912
Born on the same birth date (7 February 1912): Roberta McCain
Born on the same birth day (7 February): Alexandre Daigle • An Wang • Anhelina Kalinina • Ashok Banker • Ashton Kutcher • Bernard James • Dalilah Muhammad • Desmond Doss • Eddie Izzard • Ernest E. Debs • Giuseppe Baresi • Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper • Hugo Sperrle • Laura Ingalls Wilder • Mark Tewksbury • Nicanor Abelardo • Nicolò Barella • Puyi • Robert Smigel • Roberto Osuna • Terry Marsh (boxer)
Born in the same month (February 1912): Andre Norton • Dorothy Janis • George Mikes • Lawrence Durrell • Margaretta Scott • Ola Skjåk Bræk • Pierre Boulle