She moves into a room advertised in the paper. Her elder son, John Seed, 63, is an environmental campaigner and a sculptor. Judy Cassab Australian, b. Judit Kaszab (15 August 1920 3 November 2015), better known as Judy Cassab, was an Australian painter. In the following years Cassab established herself as a portrait painter of considerable renown, rendering her subjects with an expressionist style influenced by European modernists. This exhibition presents a more private side of Cassabs life than that of previous public exhibitions and commissioned portraits of leaders and luminaries. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); The Echo is made possible by the support of all of our advertisers. Klepac, Lou. Here, its a physical force, hitting you not only frontally but sideways and from the back I understood, for the first time since arriving in Australia, that one can love the soil. In his eulogy at the funeral, Seed said:What I would like tocelebrate now isthe goodness which was so central to her character, to her very being. Judy Cassab died in November 2015, leaving behind a significant body of work, exhibited both in Australia and internationally. Overview. T. He was 97 when he died in 2001, Judy was almost 80. As the wars end drew nearer, bombing raids increased and Judy spent more time in bomb shelters. [Image courtesy National Library of Australia, nla.obj-140408422. Following. His work is about beauty and aesthetics in nature. She'd get jostled as she sketched, so I hired a wooden boat, with a deckhand to hold an umbrella over her. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY - Knowing our history, Written by Elizabeth Heffernan, RAHS Intern. (She also won several watercolour awards for landscape works in the Wynne Prize competition between 1973 and 2003.). They were the only members of their families to do so. Byron Shire has been gifted four artworks by renowned Australian artist Judy Cassab. Peter was a happier child; John was troubled and took longer to find his direction. Austrian-born and of Hungarian parents, Judy Cassab emigrated to Australia in 1951 with her husband and two children. "Well, how many families live here?" A two-time winner of the Archibald Prize, Judy Cassab was a portraitist of immense insight and imagination, seemingly able to capture not only a sitters likeness but the spirit of their times. She was the second woman to win the Archibald Prize, Australia's most prestigious award for portraiture, and forged an international reputation. Cassab passed away in the early hours of Tuesday morning, with her two sons by her side. In Australia, she quickly gained a reputation for her distinctive expressionist technique and portrait abilities. Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women. Due to major building activity, some collections are unavailable. They migrated to Australia in 1951 with their two young sons, Janos (who later change his name to John Seed) and Peter. Beyond the 1960's, the distortion in her works continued to grow, and we sense that her immersion in Australia's arid centre meant more than a fascination with the landscape. The space between viewer and subject ripples as Cassab looks back at us, reflected in a mirror. Later, John became a hippie and wrote to me from India that he'd renounced all personal desire, shaved his head and become a monk. The first ten pages describe Judy's survival in Nazi occupied Budapest, while the remainder of the book (500 pages) tells of her new life in Australia and her development into one of Australia's most successful female artists. Bibliographic information. Artist Judy Cassab, 89, came to Australia from post-war Hungary and went on to twice win the Archibald Prize. In 1969 Judy was appointed as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for her service to the visual arts. The Gallery acknowledges the recent passing of Judy Cassab (15 August 1920 - 3 November 2015), one of Australia's much loved and respected artists and best known for being the first woman to twice win the prestigious Archibald portrait prize. My brother, a property developer, has a mansion near Judy's home, and Peter spends three months overseas annually, so I come down then and look after Judy. Judy CASSAB Also known as: ne Kaszab, Maria Koperdak, Judy Kampfner Born: 15 August 1920 Died: 3 November 2015 Special Achievements: 1969 - Second woman to win the Archibald Prize, which she won twice. John Seed and Judy CassabCredit:Diana Streak. Drug law reform has been taking the world by storm as Australia has, as usual, dragged its feet. After Jancsi was taken away, Judy went to study Art in Budapest. I changed my surname from Kampfner to Seed, moved to a commune in northern NSW and became preoccupied with the environmental movement, travelling overseas lecturing and running workshops. Want this question answered? Art market auction sales from the 1970s to 2023 for 1,238 works by artist Judy Cassab (1920-2015), and values for over 18,000 other Australian and New Zealand artists. She established a fine reputation there as a portraitist and over a number of years took to spending a couple of months annually in London executing commissions, while her husband cheerfully remained in Sydney looking after the couples sons. Her work is poignant, elegant and instinctual, cut by an awareness that beauty is as precarious as it precious. Living separately for fear of discovery, the couple managed to survive the Nazi occupation, Cassab assuming the identity of her former maid, a non-Jew who insisted on this step. It is indeed unfortunate that most of Cassabs wartime diaries were lost. Contact Us Jewish Women's Archive 1860 Washington Street Suite #204 Auburndale, MA 02466 617-232-2258 Judy Cassab AO CBE (15 August 1920 - 3 November 2015), born Judit Kaszab, was an Australian painter. I've learned so much from John. 1920 - 2015 Judy Cassab AO CBE (1920-2015) was one of Australia's best-loved, most successful and prolific portrait painters. Judy Cassab, 1945 Vienna-born and Budapest trained painter Judy Cassab, with her baby son John in Budapest, 1945. She began her formal studies at the Academy of Art in Prague in 1938 but these were cut short by the oncoming Second World War and she was forced to flee the German occupation in 1939. They are a soft and loving conversation with the grandson she clearly adored. by The Australian Government had decided to open up the nation because it believed there was an urgent need to 'populate or perish' after the Second World War. How fortunate for all concerned that this country, in its own young innocence and goodness, welcomed her aboard., Get The AJN Newsletter by email and never miss our top stories Cutler family - papers, 1909-1995, 1909 - 1995. Try something you havent tried before, for Gods sake. The first drawing renowned artist Judy Cassab ever committed to paper is currently hanging in the Sydney Jewish Museum. Judy passed away in her Sydney home in the early hours of Tuesday morning with her sons by her side. Circus Rio Was Judy cassab a refugee? Sort: Judy Cassab. Judy Cassab was born in Vienna, on 15 August 1920 to Jewish Hungarian parents. In 1939, only after making him promise that their marriage would not stand in the way of her being a painter, Judy married Jancsi Kampfner. Cassab, who that year also won the Pring Prize from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, took the $500 prize with her portrait of fashion model Judy Barraclough; she won again in 1956 with her portrait of artist Elaine Haxton. In 1984 she compiled a portfolio of lithographs of eminent Australian cultural figures, including artists Donald Friend, Sidney Nolan and Lloyd Rees. This exhibition reveals a moment when those passions overlapped. Judy Cassab Europe, Australia, 1920-2015. signed 'Cassab' (lower right), gouache on card laid to board. Port Melbourne: William Heinemann Australia, 1991. What was Judy Cassab life before migration? Between 1939 and 1949, Cassab studied art in Prague and at the Budapest Academy, but her studies were interrupted by the Nazi occupation. Terrapin Puppet Theatre presentRed Racing Hood Cassabs husband Jansci Kampfner was a survivor of the forced labour camps. She pictures herself at work, before her easel. The story of Judy Cassab is marked by determination. Baer, Daniel (ed. Rather, in works like this, the spirit of her subject beams through. Cassab, Judy. Following the publication of her diaries in 1995 (which won the Kibble Award for Literature in 1996) Cassab received an honorary Doctor of Letters (Hon. ID: UNSW P 1963/0291 (082077) . The letters deadline forTheEchois noon Friday. Judy travelled to Budapest for further study and, when the war caught up with her, assumed the identity of her Catholic maid Mria Koperdk. These etchings are populated by her newfound friends. I was very happy that we did the exhibition, he told The AJN. This exhibition provides a fascinating insight into this generation gap, whilst at the same time demonstrating love, open-mindedness and intelligence across generations. From Judy Cassabs scrapbooks and photograph albums, 1951-1997, at the National Library of Australia. Judy Cassab has survived Nazi persecution, poverty and enjoyed a great, enduring love. In this collection of rare etchings published by Crown Press Studios, an often unseen side of the artist emerges. Author: Brenda Niall Title: Judy Cassab, A Portrait Judy Cassab won the Kibble Award for 'Judy Cassab: Diaries' in 1996, Created: 12 August 2002, Last modified: 15 October 2018, Copyright in The Australian Women's Register is owned by the Australian Women's Archives Program and vested in each of the authors in respect of their contributions from 2000, http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/IMP0077b.htm, The Australian Women's Register is published quarterly by the Australian Women's Archives Program I blamed myself for John's unhappiness. Judy Cassab Looking Through 2, 114.5 x 148.5 cm . The reader is left with only a brief sketch of the chaos of German occupied Hungary, followed by an extensive record of the rise and rise of Cassabs artistic career. When she finally arrived in Australia, Cassab suffered from the residue of trauma, sometimes experiencing physical sickness. Vienna, Austria Judy Cassab/Place of birth. When did Judith Cassab first come to Australia? Courtesy of John Seed and Peter Kampfner. The forms Cassab encountered in the landscape inspired her to escape from the strictures of being a purely figurative artist. 162 QUEEN STREET WOOLLAHRA NSW AUSTRALIA T . I always talk to my sitters, because I like to catch the expression in their eyes. In her new homeland she became one of Australias most successful female artists, painting portraits of royalty and twice winning the Archibald prize, in 1961 and 1968. This interview later formed part of the James Gleeson Oral History Collection. Art & Collectors. Having heard eyewitness reports of Jews being herded into cattle trains, Jansci suggests that they separate for safety reasons. The drawing has been hanging in her room at Montefiore in recent years. One of Australias greatest portrait painters, Judy Cassab, AO, CBE, has died. Jewish Women's Archive. Writing, I thought, is just a habit like washing my teeth; I could not go to bed without doing it. Free Sign Up, Get The AJN Newsletter by email and never miss our top stories. Growing up on The Islandis a major solo exhibition by an artist continually seeking new ways to express his place within Bundjalung land. Following the publication of her diaries in 1995, Sydney University conferred upon her the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (Hon. Her diary excerpts (showing in the screen gallery) provide a rare record of the counter-cultural movement in the Northern Rivers, and life at Tuntable Falls Community and then Bodhi Farm. I wanted nothing to do with Judy's fame and fortune; I was embarrassed by her, uncomfortable. Her parents were Hungarian/Jewish. Austrian-born and of Hungarian parents, Judy Cassab emigrated to Australia in 1951 with her husband and two children. Judy Cassab/Place of birth Rubinstein, Hilary L.. "Judy Cassab." Cassab was made a commander of the British Empire in 1969, then an officer of the Order of Australia in 1988. [1], German occupation in 1939 cut Judys studies short. Seed, an environmental campaigner and sculptor, said: I moved back to Sydney in 2008 after an absence of 40 years, so as to be closer to Judy in her decline. Judy Cassab was born in Vienna in 1920. She was the first woman to win the Archibald Prize twice. Kingscliff property developer Gales Holgins is seeking to increase truck movements by bringing in fill from the M1 road works rather than using fill from the development site. See more ideas about australian painters, judy, australian artists. Judy Cassab has always been shadowed by her past. Circus Rio bring their electric energy to Lismore Showgrounds for an action-packed season in what Albert (Digby)Moranis one of the Northern Rivers most recognised artists. Let us know. Meet the Ballina electorate candidates! Sydney: Beagle Press, 1998. Like all businesses we are struggling to keep food on the table of all our local and hard working journalists, artists, sales, delivery and drudges who keep the news coming out to you both in the newspaper and online. It is the Universitys expectation that only those who are well and not presenting with COVID-19 symptoms attend a Monash campus or location. After Jancsi died, John took me to India. Art & Collectors. In 1953 she held the first of what would be more than 70 career solo exhibitions, but it was in 1960 that she came to public prominence when she became only the second woman to win the Archibald Prize, for her portrait of fellow artist Stanislaus Rapotec. 35 x 45cm (13 3/4 x 17 11/16in). To view the full Judy Cassab collection, click here. CASSAB, JUDY (1920- ), Australian painter. Jancsi looked after us, but I was always a messed-up, unhappy, angry kid. Judy had put aside her painting to nurse Jancsi for his last decade; now she needed looking after. In Australia, she quickly gained a reputation for her distinctive expressionist . The artwork looked as if it had been painted by an artist with years of experience. Photograph by Jenni Carter. [3], Judy and Jancsi emigrated to Australia in 1951 with their two sons, Janos (John) and Peter. Mayor Richardson said the four works feature iconic Byron locations and will have a meaningful connection for many locals and visitors. 1951 That portrait was undertaken at Buckingham Palace in 1960. Judy Cassab: Yes, it did. In 1988 she also appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO). In 1969 she was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in recognition of service to the visual arts, followed by being named an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 1988. He said I needed to get out and see the world again, and I felt so safe travelling with him. As a migrant and as a woman, Cassab overcame remarkable. After rejecting each other's values for three decades, mother and son now realise they're on similar paths. It was her last major exhibition the 95-year-old artist died on November 3 after spending her final years in the Montefiore nursing home in Randwick. Born Judit Kaszab in Vienna in 1920 to Jewish Hungarian parents, Cassab started painting at the age of 12. Were working to restore it. When my son, Bodhi, was born in 1977, Judy began to visit and the whole family started getting closer. Sydney: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. TWO years ago a major exhibition by Archibald Prize-winning artist Judy Cassab, aptly named Judy Cassab, A Celebration, was held at Eva Breuer Art Dealer in Sydney, and a few months later at Melbournes Mossgreen Gallery. Cassab has been a very serious and dedicated artist who has earned a very worthy place in the history of Australian art. pp. He seemed to have no ambition, no money, he was meditating to save the world through peace and love. Austrian-born and of Hungarian parents, Judy Cassab emigrated to Australia in 1951 with her husband and two children. You have entered an incorrect email address! The pair navigated Europe, changing their identity and awaiting refuge. In 1988 she was also appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO). Later that year she sold many of those paintings at an exhibition at the Crane Kalman Gallery in London; this exhibition was favorably reviewed in major British dailies such as The Times and The Observer. In 1980 she became only the second female trustee of the Art Gallery of NSW trustee. Judy's sons, John and Peter help carry her portrait of Rapotec, her entry in the 1959 Archibald Prize. I'm so happy he's sculpting again, I love watching him work, and sketching beside him. Opposite: Judy Cassab today and (right) in 1961, Judy Cassab's love for Australia's desert interior had a profound impact on her practice. Closed Good Friday & Christmas day With me, everything is material, I never searched for my soul. Scientists in Australia, National Library of Australia, Canberra ACT Australia, 1996, Pg.10; col. 1. These all-consuming priorities were sometimes conflicting, which tore at her at times. Jancsi was 18 years older than Judy, and their life had been an intense love affair. Already a talented artist, Judy attended the Academy of Art in Prague at Jancsis urging, who wanted her to pursue her career before committing to marriage. See opening hours Inherited from her parents, she recalls her mother singing Schubert to her as a child. Works for Sale (8) Auction Results. Later in life, in a retrospective moment, the internationally renowned portrait painter and published diarist explained how painting and writing came to feature so prominently in her life: 'I had always thought that I expressed my thoughts with a brush. Why did Judy Cassab migrate to Australia for kids? Peter Kampfner, Judy Cassab and Norman Seligman. A Jewish Second World War refugee, she arrived in Australia in 1951 and in 1967, was the first woman to win the Archibald twice. Skip to Main Content Toggle navigation. Automobiles, Boats & Airplanes (1045) Dolls, Bears & Toys (11184) Estate & Storage; Guns & Firearms (2680) Real Estate (2) The University of Sydney awarded her an honorary Doctor of Letters in 1995, and in 2011 Hungary awarded her its Gold Cross of Merit. She was 95 years old. There, she studied under the eminent Aurl Bernth. [2], Her husband, Jancsi Kampfner, was put in a forced labour camp by the Nazis in World War II, and returned to Hungary in 1944. . Diaries. Finally, they received permits to enter Australia and immigrated there in 1951. In Australia, she quickly gained a reputation for her distinctive expressionist technique and portrait abilities. She began painting at twelve years old and began studying at the Academy of Art in Prague in 1938 but was forced to flee the German occupation in 1939. I lost everything else I had there. Jancsi was released after two years. [4] Judys career took off soon after their arrival with her commissioned portrait of Sir Charles Lloyd Jones wife. PhD) from Sydney University. Born Judit Kaszab in 1920 in Vienna to Hungarian parents, Cassab was raised by her mother and grandmother in Beregszsz, Hungary. As Judy survived other, earlier tyrants, I think she would expect me to remain at my post on this occasion. Judy was welcoming my father, Jancsi, back from a forced-labour camp in Russia. You can go all the way from the UK to Australia or New Zealand by sea, either a leisurely direct voyage by infrequent round-the-world cruise, or by one of the few remaining passenger-carrying freighters, sometimes with the need to switch ships in either the USA or SE Asia. Print Full Image Rights Public Domain Date / time 1945 How to cite this page Jewish Women's Archive. When she was 12, Judy Cassab began two practices that would become lifelong rituals; she started painting and began to keep a diary. [1], Cassab, her husband and two sons emigrated to Australia in 1951 and settled in Sydney. ), 'Portrait of a Life: JUDY CASSAB (1920)', The Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, 'Judy Cassab: selected solo shows', in. The significant role played by bitcoin for businesses! JUDY CASSAB. From Judy Cassabs scrapbooks and photograph albums, 1951-1997, at the National Library of Australia. For Cassab, adapting to life in Australia was a challenge made easier by her extraordinary talent as an artist. Another sum of $A500 would be awarded to the best such portrait by a woman artist; if a woman won first prize, she would pocket this prize too. I wrote in my diary: "Roughly my thoughts are: it's better than having a heroin addict. 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