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Nick Waterlow

1941 – 2009

Australian art historian

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Lived 1941 – 2009 (aged 68). Nick Waterlow was an Australian art historian.

Nicholas Anthony Ronald Waterlow (30 August 1941 – 9 November 2009) was a curator at the Ivan Dougherty Gallery at UNSW in Sydney, Australia until his death. He was well known and respected as an expert on the history of art in Australia and was on the editorial board of the Art & Australia magazine. He was notable for his curating at the Biennale of Sydney at the Art Gallery of New South Wales and a retrospective of the pop artist Martin Sharp.

Waterlow was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 1990 Australia Day Honours for "service to the arts".

Death Waterlow and his wife, Romy, had three children. In November 2009, Nick Waterlow and his daughter, Chloe Heuston, were found dead at home in Randwick. Nick Waterlow's son, a paranoid schizophrenic, Anthony Waterlow, was convicted of the killings.

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Medal of the Order of Australia
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Nicholas Anthony Ronald Waterlow

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Nick Waterlow?

Australian art historian (1941-2009)

When was Nick Waterlow born?

Nick Waterlow was born on 30 August 1941 in Hitchin.

When did Nick Waterlow die?

Nick Waterlow died on 9 November 2009.

What was Nick Waterlow's occupation?

Nick Waterlow was an art historian.

What nationality was Nick Waterlow?

Nick Waterlow was Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Nick Waterlow

· Wikidata: Q7028122

· DBpedia: Nick Waterlow

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