Blamire Young b. 9 August 1862

Also known as W. Blamire Young, William Blamire Young
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Originally a mathematics teacher, the English born Blamire Young established himself as an illustrator, painter, designer, writer and art critic. An article in 'Art and Australia' in 1921 described Young as being '6' 3" high, aesthetic, virile, uniting the Cambridge manner with the Bohemian Spirit (and with) a picturesque and paradoxical personality'.
Tags: Poster art, Watercolour, Art Nouveau, Art and advertising, Art criticsm, The Beggarstaffs
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Beggarstaff Brothers
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  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, VIC (collected in)
  • Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, VIC (collected in)
  • New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW (collected in)
  • Tasmania Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW (collected in)
  • Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, Broken Hill, NSW (collected in)
  • Shepparton Art Museum, Shepparton, VIC (collected in)
  • Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla, VIC (collected in)
  • Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Ballarat Regional Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • Mildura Arts Centre, Mildura Rural City Council, VIC (collected in)
  • Horsham Regional Art Gallery, Horsham, VIC (collected in)
  • Geelong Gallery, Geelong, VIC (collected in)
  • McClelland Gallery & Sculpture Park, Langwarrin, Vic. (collected in)
  • Ian Potter Museum of Art, the University of Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton, VIC (collected in)
  • University Art Museum, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • University of Sydney Art Gallery, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • The Buda Collection (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, VIC (collected in)
  • Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, VIC (collected in)
  • New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW (collected in)
  • Tasmania Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW (collected in)
  • Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, Broken Hill, NSW (collected in)
  • Shepparton Art Museum, Shepparton, VIC (collected in)
  • Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla, VIC (collected in)
  • Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Ballarat Regional Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • Mildura Arts Centre, Mildura Rural City Council, VIC (collected in)
  • Horsham Regional Art Gallery, Horsham, VIC (collected in)
  • Geelong Gallery, Geelong, VIC (collected in)
  • McClelland Gallery & Sculpture Park, Langwarrin, Vic. (collected in)
  • Ian Potter Museum of Art, the University of Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton, VIC (collected in)
  • University Art Museum, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • University of Sydney Art Gallery, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (collected in)