East Sydney towards Kings Cross / Tom Hockey

ML 1625

fonds

probably between 1981 and 1988

Graphic Materials, Paintings

9676372

1 painting - oil on board - 60 x 50 cm

Thomas George Hockey was born in Sydney around 1920 and grew up in Bondi. He received formal art training and made a successful living as a professional artist, residing in Marrickville and then in Woy Woy until his death on 19 November 2004.

Sources:
Peninsula News, 16 May 2005. Accessed 14 December 2023. https://issuu.com/marksnell/docs/pn117/9

Ryerson Index. "Thomas George Hockey". Accessed 14 December 2023.

Work was exhibited as part of 'Sydney Through the Artist's Eyes 1840s - 1980s' Bicentennial exhibition, Woolloomooloo Gallery, Sydney, 1988

Oil on board painting depicting a streetscape looking east from Darlinghurst to Kings Cross, probably from an upper level window probably on Yurong Street or Riley Street. Visible in the background is the Kingsgate tower, at 94 Darlinghurst Road, Potts Point, with "Hyatt" written on its facade; it was branded the Hyatt Kingsgate hotel in 1981. The Chards Building, at 171-175 William Street, Darlinghurst, can also be identified by the "ABC 2FC 2BL" sign; ABC Radio Sydney owned the building until 1991.

In copyright:
Copyright holder:: Tom Hockey
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder

Signed "Tom Hockey" in lower right corner.

Date range based on branding of Kingsgate tower as Hyatt Kingsgate in 1981, depicted in the painting, and the first known exhibition of the work in 1988.