Arnold Shore b. 5 May 1897

Also known as Arnold Shaw, Arnold Joseph Victor Shore
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Designer (Glass & metal Artist / Designer)
Influential mid 20th century Melbourne modernist painter, teacher, critic and cartoonist. Shore began his career designing stained glass. In the 1920s he consistently supported Post-Impressionist works. With George Bell he founded the Bell-Shore school.
Tags: Melbourne modernism, Art education, Art criticism, Landscape painting
Name
Arnold Shore
Also known as:
  • Arnold Shaw ([sic])
  • Arnold Joseph Victor Shore
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Designer (Glass & metal Artist / Designer)
Other Occupation
  • Teacher (ANZSIC code: 81) 1932 - 1936 Bell-Shore School, Bourke St, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Guide Lecturer 1948 - 1957 National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
  • Art Critic (ANZSIC code: 90) 1949 - c.1963 Melbourne, Vic.
  • Designer of stained glass (ANZSIC code: 22) c.1910 - c.1930 Brooks, Robinson & Co. Ltd, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Tags:
Melbourne modernism
Art education
Art criticism
Landscape painting
Birth date
5 May 1897
Birth place
Windsor, Melbourne, Vic.
Death date
22 May 1963
Death place
Hawthorn, Melbourne, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1919 - c.1963
Residence
  • c.1897 - c.1938 Windsor, Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1938 - 1946 Mount Macedon, VIC, Australia
  • 1947 Sydney, NSW
  • 1948 - 1963 Melbourne, Vic.
Training
  • painting and drawing, 1912 - 1917 National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Painting, 1917 - 1923 Max Meldrum School of Painting, Melbourne, Australia
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists