Arthur James Murch b. 8 July 1902

Also known as Arthur J. Murch
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Painter and sculptor, assistant to George Lambert, and in World War II the War artist who captured images of the bombed city of Darwin. Later in life became known for his constant paintings of angophoras.
Tags: Angophora, Classical influence, Central Australia, War memorial, Public Art, Mural, Archibald Prize
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exhibited at
Arthur Murch 1902-1989: a restrospective
Date
1992
Place
New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW
Description

Also shown at SH Ervin Gallery and Campbelltown City Gallery

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
AGNSW Library catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Arthur Murch 1902-1989: a retrospective / curated by Joseph Eisenberg and Belinda Cotton. [Armidale, NSW]: Art Museum Armidale, c1992
ISBN 0646102877

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Retrospective, Painting, Sculpture
exhibited at
Tribute to Arthur Murch
Date
1989
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

A small selection of works as a tribute to the artist who died in 1989.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
AGNSW archive index cards

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Minor Solo, Painting, Sculpture
exhibited at
Project 19: Arthur Murch
Date
1977
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

40 works by the Sydney painter who became one of Australia’s leading exponents of Art Deco classicism.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
AGNSW annual report & archive index cards; AGNSW Library catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Arthur Murch: Project 19. [Sydney]: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1977
[7] p : ill ; 33 cm

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Solo A, Major Solo, Painting
exhibited at
NSW Society of Artists
Date
September 1934
Place
Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition

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