Harold Abbott b. 1906

Also known as Harold Frederick Abbott
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
An official war artist during the Second World War, Harold Abbott was an accomplished portraitist who had studied at the Royal Academy of Art in London before returning to Australia and enlisting in the Australian Imperial Forces. After the war he returned to teaching, working at the National Art School in Sydney before becoming the State Supervisor for Art.