Murrumbeena, VIC, 23 August 1924
– 10 November 2011
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Brother of Guy, Lucy and Arthur Boyd, David Boyd found acclaim as a potter in the 1950s and ’60s. He began his career as a painter in 1957 with a series of symbolic paintings on Australian explorers. David Boyd died on 10th November 2011 at Sydney, NSW. read more.
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Grant Featherston
Geelong, VIC, c.1922 - c.1995
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Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri
Napperby station, Napperby, NT, Napperby Station, NT, c.1932 - 2002
Pendrill C. Blacket. Pendril C. Blacket was an artist and silhouette maker, active in Sydney after the Great War. He was the son of artist Cyril Blacket.
Gother Victor Fyers Mann. Best known for being a long term director of the (then) National Art Gallery of NSW, Mann was also a talented artist and trained architect.
John Williams Maund. John Maund (1876-1962) was a Sydney based watercolourist, arts administrator, solicitor and art collector.
Margaret Olley. After her first Australian solo painting exhibitions, Olley worked and exhibited in France in the 1950s. An endearing personality, Olley had many travelling and working friendships with other Australian artists. Olley died at her home in Paddington, Sydney, on 26th July 2011.
Cameron Robbins. Artist and curator Cameron Robbins is a lecturer in Sculpture at RMIT. He regularly works with the collaborative group Down Street Studios.
Daniel Thomas. Daniel Thomas is has been a continuing major force in Australian art curatorship since he was first appointed to the Art Gallery of NSW as 'professional assistant' in 1958.
Frances Lindsay. Frances Lindsay, Deputy Director of the National Gallery of Victoria, whose first curatorial position was as Brian Finemore's Associate Curator of Australian Art, has a made a substantial contribution to scholarly curatorial practice, especially in Australian art.
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