Haldane Sinclair "Hal" Holman (29 August 1922 – 20 June 2016) was an Australian sculptor, artist, and designer.

Early life

Holman was born in Sydney and attended

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and

Newington College , motto_translation = To Faith Add Knowledge , location = Inner West and Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales , country = Australia , coordinates = , pushpin_map = A ...

(1932). During

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he served as a

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in the

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. He operated behind

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lines on the mainland and was attached to the

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who landed in

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. After

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Holman was awarded a Diploma of Art at

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, now known as the National Art School.

Art career

Upon graduation, Holman went to

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and worked for three years as an art director for the Advertising Corporation of India. After returning to Australia he was a designer in the film industry and produced set designs and made thirteen animated short films. Holman later moved to

Port Moresby (; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New Z ...

and was appointed Senior Artist for the

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. In that role he designed the

Emblem of Papua New Guinea The national emblem of Papua New Guinea consists of a bird-of-paradise over a traditional spear and a '' kundu'' drum. Designed by Hal Holman, an Australian artist working for the Papuan government, Holman was also involved in the design of the ...

and was involved in the design of the

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, which was developed into its final design by schoolgirl Susan Karike. He also designed the uniforms of the PNG Constabulary Band and created a one-tonne metal sculpture of the National Crest for the Supreme Court building.Biography
Retrieved 20 July 2013.

Honours

* Officer of Logohu for distinguished service to Papua New Guinea *

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for service to the arts as a designer and sculptorIt's an Honour
Retrieved 20 July 2013.

Gallery

File:Joserizal.jpeg, Bust of

José Rizal José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (, ; June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is considered the national he ...

by Holman File:National emblem of Papua New Guinea (variant).svg,

flag of Papua New Guinea The flag of Papua New Guinea (Tok Pisin: ''plak bilong Papua Niugini'') was adopted on 1 July 1971. In the hoist, it depicts the Southern Cross; in the fly, a Raggiana bird-of-paradise is silhouetted. The design was chosen through a nationwide ...

File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg, Susan Karike's final flag design utilising aspects of Holman's work.

References

1922 births 2016 deaths Australian artists People educated at Newington College {{Australia-artist-stub