Ivor Pengelly Francis b. 13 March 1906

Also known as Ivor Francis
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
The most prominent of the South Australian surrealist artists, inspired by the writer Max Harris. Francis was also an art critic and cartoonist. Francis was official cartoonist for the 'South Australian Teachers Journal' 1938-45. His creative practice declined after he was appointed to the education board of the Australian Broadcasting Commission.
exhibited at
Ivor Francis: an Adelaide modernist: sixty years of painting
Date
1987
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description

Organisation; AGSA. Santos Ltd; assisted by the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
AGSA annual report; AGNSW Library catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Ivor Francis: an Adelaide modernist: sixty years of painting. Adelaide, SA: Art Gallery Board of South Australia, 1987
ISBN 0730807967

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Retrospective, Painting
exhibited at
Flotta Lauro 1968 art prizes
Date
28 October 1968 - c.November 1968
Place
Myer, Melbourne, VIC
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Contemporary Art Society's Anti-Fascist Exhibition
Date
4 January 1943 - 25 January 1943
Place
Royal South Australian Society of Arts Gallery, Adelaide, SA
Type
Exhibition