Frank Whitmore b. 1905

  • Designer (Graphic Designer),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
A talented artist and illustrator from an early age, upon discovering that he was colour blind, Whitmore gave up 'fine art' and took up commercial art.
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Citations

  • Moore, William (1923), 'Royal Art Society’s Exhibition’, Art in Australia 3rd series no.6, December, ill. Pencil portrait sketch by Whitmore -'promising efforts by the younger men, Mr. E. Langker and Mr. F. Whitmore’.

  • McCulloch, Alan (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art’, Hutchinson, 2nd Edition, Hawthorn, Vic.

  • (1925), Sydney Mail, 09-02.

  • Information sourced from Styles, Mark.

  • Home, [1945-1955?].

  • McCulloch citing Moore.

  • (1946), Pix, 09-07, p.19.

  • Whitmore, Lee (1995), 'Biographical notes’, mss 1995 (lent to Joan Kerr 2003).

See also

  • 'Caricature by Kerwin Maegraith among 'Some Sydney Artists', Sydney Mail 11 August 1937, p.32.'.

Initial data sources

  • Black and white artists

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