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Greene, Nancy, b. 1894

After her father lost much of his wealth, Greene, although under no pressure, felt obliged to find work. She worked as a commercial artist, specialising ...

Guest, Nancy, b. 1901

Painter. In 1926 Guest won the National Gallery Travelling Scholarship with her oil 'The Fortune Teller.'

Hedstrom, Newton, b. 1914

Late 20th century painter, illustrator and commercial artist. Hedstrom was inaugural member of the Studio of Realist Art and served as its committee member in ...

Benporath, Norma, b. 1900

Geddes, Norman Bel, b. 1893

Norman Bel Geddes, b.1893, was an industrial designer who designed automobiles and other products. Notably, Bel Geddes designed a corporate emblem for General Motors Holden ...

Hetherington, Norman, b. 1921

Popular late 20th century Sydney Bulletin cartoonist and television puppeteer. Creator of the long-running 'Mr Squiggle and friends'.

Northfield, James, b. 1888

A designer and illustrator, who produced many promotional posters of various Australiana themes and tourist locations throughout the 1930s, 40s and 50s.

Broome-Norton, Jean, b. 1911

A twentieth-century Sydney sculptor and later jeweller. Broome-Norton was a student and later an assistant of Raynor Hoff's. A graduate of the East Sydney Technical ...

Buzacott, Nutter, b. 1905

Buzacott was a printmaker, commercial artist (graphic designer), political illustrator, painter and teacher. A mural by Buzacott is also known. He travelled widely in Australia ...

Ashworth, Olive, b. 1915

Commercial artist, textile designer and photographer. Ashworth is best known for her textile designs that were based on sketches and photographs of the Great Barrier ...

Dale, Oliver James, b. 1905

Oliver James Dale was known as a painter and commercial artist. He worked as an art director and won two painting prizes in 1945 and ...

Long, Olive, b. 1906

Known for her commercial work in England, Long worked mainly as painter after emigrating to Australia. Her work was regularly included in the Archibald Prize.

Olsen, John, b. 1928

John Olsen's exuberant paintings, which were first exhibited in Sydney in the 1950s, are often celebrations of Sydney, Majorca, marine life, good food and sunshine. ...

Paterson, Elizabeth

Mid 20th century Melbourne and Gippsland painter, illustrator, commercial artist and cartoonist

Penglase, Marjory, b. 1922

Painter, theatrical designer and teacher, Marjory Penglase married fellow artist, Newton Hedstrom, and won numerous awards during her career. In later years she travelled extensively ...