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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exhibited at
Date
1977
Place
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, New South Wales
Description

This was a retrospective exhibition.

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Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1948
Place
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1940
Place
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
NSW Society of Artists
Date
1929
Place
Sydney, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition

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Related stub people
  • Britton, Frederick (teacher) (associate of)
  • Dundas, Douglas (teacher) (associate of)
  • Russell, Walter (Sir) (teacher) (associate of)
  • Jackson, F. Ernest (teacher) (associate of)
  • Dunlop, Brian (former student and painter) (associate of)
  • Dundas, Kerry (parent of)
Related stub person groups
  • National Art School, East Sydney Technical College (associate of)
  • Society of Artists (associate of)
Related people
  • Dundas, Douglas (spouse of)
Related works
  • Study (Nude Self Portrait) (creator of)
  • Death of Eurydice (creator of)
  • Diana Resting (creator of)
Related collections
  • 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)
Related events
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • NSW Society of Artists (exhibited at)