Harold Freedman

Harold Emanuel Freedman (21 May 1915 – 16 July 1999) was an artist from Victoria, Australia renowned for his work in public murals.

For those of a similar name, see Harry Freedman (disambiguation) and Harold Freeman (disambiguation).

Information

Harold Freedman received an education at the Melbourne Technical College from 1929 to 1935. In 1936 he worked as a freelance illustrator and cartoonist. During World War II, Freedman enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force and ended up being a war artist attached to the Royal Australian Air Force Historical War Records Section, along with Eric Thake and Max Newton. He was able to work as a war artist in 1944 and 1945, in Borneo, Noemfoor and around Australia.[1] His work also featured on magazine covers like New Idea magazine in the 1940s.

In his role as the State Artist of Victoria he created a number of wall murals and floor mosaics in public buildings.

Collections

Collections include:

Notable works and achievements
  • Australian War Memorial (History of Military Aviation murals)
  • Melbourne Airport's international terminal (1971 - History of Flight - variously-sized paintings with wing-like sculptural surrounds by Geoffrey Wilkinson)
  • State Artist of Victoria (1972); the only person ever so honoured[2]
  • Spencer Street station (Cavalcade of Transport mural)
  • Geelong Government Offices (Regional History of Geelong mosaic)
  • Eastern Hill Fire Brigade Headquarters (The Legend of Fire mosaic)
  • Waverley Park (1986) (VFL Legends mosaic)
  • Flemington Racecourse (1988) (History of Australian Thoroughbred Racing murals)
  • Medal of the Order of Australia (1989)[3]

References
  1. "Flying Officer Harold Freedman". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. Christopher Allen, "Missing in Action", Weekend Australian, 6-7 May 2017, Review, p. 10
  3. It's an Honour. Retrieved 3 January 2019


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