George Courtney Benson b. 1886

Also known as G. B., George Benson
  • Designer ,
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
Early 20th century Victorian and Western Australian painter, muralist and cartoonist. An official war artist during World War 1, Benson was a longstanding member of the Melbourne Savage Club before relocating to Perth where he worked as an art critic and undertook a commission to decorate the beams of Winthrop Hall at the University of WA with Indigenous motifs.
Tags: Mural, Camouflage
exhibited at
Western Australian Jubilee Exhibition of Paintings
Date
1951
Place
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
Description

toured around the country

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Art Competition
Date
1950
Place
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Group Exhibition
Date
1950
Place
Perth Society of Artists, Perth, WA
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Claude Hotchin Art Prize
Date
1949
Place
Claude Hotchin Art Gallery, Perth, WA
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Group Exhibition
Date
1948
Place
Perth Society of Artists, Perth, WA
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Solo Exhibition
Date
1945
Place
Newspaper House Gallery, Perth, WA
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Group Exhibition
Date
1939
Place
Perth Society of Artists, Perth, WA
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
150 Years of Australian Art
Date
1938
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Solo Exhibition
Date
1937
Place
Newspaper House Gallery, Perth, WA
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Group Exhibition
Date
1936
Place
Perth Society of Artists, Perth, WA
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Group Exhibition
Date
1935
Place
Perth Society of Artists, Perth, WA
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Group Exhibition
Date
1934
Place
Perth Society of Artists, Perth, WA
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Solo Exhibition
Date
1934
Place
Newspaper House Gallery, Perth, WA
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Group Exhibition
Date
1933
Place
Perth Society of Artists, Perth, WA
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Group Exhibition
Date
1929
Place
West Australian Society of Arts, WA
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Solo Exhibition
Date
1926
Place
Sackville Art Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Group Exhibition
Date
1924
Place
British Empire Exhibition Wembley, UK
Type
Exhibition