| 1902 |
Born
on 29 December in Poland, Austro-Hungarian Empire. |
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| 1913 |
Moved with his family to the capital Vienna. |
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| 1921-25 |
Studied
sculpture at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna (University
of Applied Arts) under Anton Hanak. Played international
soccer for Hakoah, travelling widely in Europe and to
Egypt. Austrian table-tennis champion. |
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| 1926-29 |
Attended
the General Sculpture School of Professor Josef Müllner
at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna. |
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| 1929 |
Sculpture
‘Kneeling Nude’ (1924) represented Hanak’s
sculpture school in the Jubilee exhibition of the Kunstgewerbeschule.
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| 1929-33
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Master
student at Professor Müllner’s Special Sculpture
School, with a studio of his own. |
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| 1931 |
Married
Slawa Horowitz, a former fellow student of Professor
Hanak's sculpture school, also at the Academy of Fine
Arts. |
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| 1933-38 |
Freelance sculptor. Shared a studio with Dr Arthur Fleischmann,
another former master-student of Professor Müllner.
Travelled throughout Europe visiting major art centres
and galleries, particularly in Italy and France. Exhibited
at the Künstlerhaus, Secession and Osterreichische Museum.
Ranked in Austrian tennis and competed in tournaments
in Switzerland. |
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| 1938 |
Birth
of daughter Eva.
Emigrated to Switzerland.
With the assistance of a Swiss immigration officer,
was re-united there with his wife and baby-daughter. |
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| 1939 |
Emigrated
with wife and daughter to Singapore (then the British
Colony Straits Settlements) arriving 26 May.
Established own studio and sculpture school. Completed
two life-size portrait sculptures for the Tiger Balm
tycoon Aw Boon Haw, and a sarcophagos for the daughter
of the Sultan of Jahore, H.H. Tenghu Abu Bakar. First
one-man exhibition at his house and studio at 3 St.
Thomas Walk. |
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| 1940 |
Family deported to Australia by the English Colonial
Government. Arrived in Sydney 25 September and interned in a camp
near Tatura, Victoria. |
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| 1942 |
Released from internment. War service in the 8th Employment
Company of the AIF. Discharged for health reasons. Joined
the Sunshine Pottery Works. Settled in St Kilda in Melbourne. |
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| 1943 |
Exhibited in Exhibition of Australians in the Services,
Atheneum Club, Melbourne. |
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| 1943-44 |
Lithographer
with Victory Publicity. |
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| 1945 |
Joined
Mentone Grammar School as Art Master.
First Australian one-man exhibition at Kozminsky Galleries
in Melbourne.
Set up cottage industry in hand-made pottery with his
wife Slawa.
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| 1946 |
Naturalised
as Australian citizen. |
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| 1950 |
Built
and operated first Melbourne studio in the suburb of
Gardiner. |
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| 1956 |
Contributed
to the Annual Sculptors Society of Victoria exhibition
with the terracotta sculpture 'Moses' and
received Victorian Sculptor of the Year
award. Sculpture 'Moses' purchased by the
National Gallery of Victoria. Exhibited at The
Art Festival accompanying the Melbourne Olympic
Games. |
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| 1958 |
Second
one-man show at Australian Galleries in Melbourne. |
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| 1960 |
Completed commission for ceramic mural 'Progress of
Man', 505 St Kilda Road, Melbourne. |
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| 1961 |
Carving in eucalypt 'Magna Mater' exhibited
in the first Mildura Sculpture Triennial. Exhibited at
New Influences exhibition, Newcastle, NSW. |
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| 1962 |
Founding President Ben Uri Society of Arts, later the
Bezalel Fellowship of Arts. Completes bronze relief
for Carlton War Memorial. |
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| 1964 |
Exhibited
in Mildura Sculpture Triennial. |
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| 1966 |
Publication of first monograph Karl Duldig Sculpture:Vienna,
Singapore, Melbourne. |
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| 1967 |
Retired from Mentone Grammar School. |
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| 1968 |
Went to Israel to complete Monument at the Maccabiah
Village in Ramat Gan, Israel, commemorating the sportsmen
and women of Hakoah Sports Club who were among victims
of the Holocaust. Also visited Europe, USA and Mexico. |
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| 1969 |
Outdoor exhibition in Mt Eliza, Victoria. |
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| 1972 |
Completed commission for the Kadimah Cultural Centre, ceramic
relief 'The Great Awakening' and a series of stained
glass windows (classified National Trust (Vic), 1991)
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| 1975 |
Retrospective exhibition at Hawthorn City Gallery, Victoria.
Slawa Duldig (née Horowitz)
passed away. |
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| 1977 |
President
of Association of Sculptors of Victoria. |
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| 1982-83 |
Survey
exhibition at McClelland Gallery, Langwarrin, Victoria
and publication of second monograph Karl Duldig
Survey-Sculpture and Graphic Works 1922-1982.
Awarded
Honorary Life Membership of the Association of Sculptors
of Victoria. |
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| 1983 |
Married
Rosie Dorin. |
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| 1985 |
Completed
commission 'Raoul Wallenberg Monument', Kew
Junction, Melbourne. |
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| 1986 |
Exhibition
of drawings: Karl Duldig at Mentone Grammar School 1945-67. |
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| 1986 |
Passed
away in Melbourne at the age of 83. |
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