Mervyn Napier Waller b. 19 June 1893

Also known as M. Napier Waller
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Glass & metal Artist / Designer),
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
World War I veteran printmaker, painter, stained glass artist, mosaic artist and muralist. whose work epitomised Art Deco in Australia. Husband of Christian Waller.
Tags: Art Deco, Mural, Stained glass, Public Art, World War I injuries, Amputee

Citations

  • (1978), 'A Selection of Woodcuts and Linocuts by Napier Waller and Other Melbourne Artists’, Melbourne: Deutscher Fine Art.

  • Draffin, Nicholas (1977), 'Project 17: M. Napier Waller 1893-1972’, Sydney: AGNSW (14 May -19 June).

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

  • Draffin, Nicholas (1977), 'M. Napier Waller 1893-1972’, Melbourne: NGV.

  • Draffin, Nicholas (1978), 'The Art of Napier Waller’, South Melbourne: Sun Academy Books.

  • 'World War I Personel Records : B2455’, Canberra, ACT : National Archives of Australia.

  • Draffin, Nicholas (1990), 'Waller, Mervyn Napier (1893 – 1972)’, Melbourne, Vic : Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 12, Melbourne University Press, p. 367.

Initial data sources

  • Black and white artists