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
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painter and cartoonist, worked in Melbourne and is known as a painter. NGV has a couple of comical drawings including Arnold Shore sends Season’s Greetings – also talks! 1949 pen and ink. There is some speculation that the gallery may also have One Portrait is Sometimes Nine in their collection.

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Date written:
1996
Last updated:
2007

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References [<ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>, <ExternalResource: Dedman, R. (1988), 'Shore, Arnold Joseph Victor'.>]