Dorothy Thornhill b. 1910

Painter and teacher at the National Art School for almost forty years, Thornhill was the second wife of her former teacher, Douglas Dundas. Painter Brian Dunlop said her drawing, devoid as it was of formula and cliché, was among the finest ever produced in this country.
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  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
  • Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
  • New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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    The Art Gallery of New South Wales began in the 1870s as an aspect of the Academy of Art. Later it became known as the National Art Gallery of NSW. This name persisted beyond Federation in 1901. It was given its present name in 1958.
    It remains the principal collecting and exhibiting body in NSW and is governed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act of 1980.

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    https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
  • Brisbane City Council, Brisbane, QLD

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  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW (collected in)
  • New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Brisbane City Council, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW (collected in)
  • New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Brisbane City Council, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)