Frank Norton b. 25 April 1916

  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Painter)
Norton was appointed a WWII war artist with the RAN and the RAAF, later re-appointed as official war artist in the Korean War. Hhe taught at the East Sydney Technical College between 1945 and 1958. He then became director of the Art Gallery of Western Australia between 1958 and 1976. He went on to become the Director of the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston. [https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P65113]
Tags: war artist, painter, illustrator, lecturer
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Name
Frank Norton
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Official war artist (ANZSIC code: 7600) -
  • Director of art gallery (ANZSIC code: 8910) -
Tags:
war artist
painter
illustrator
lecturer
Birth date
25 April 1916
Birth place
North Island, Gisborne, New Zealand
Death date
19 June 1983
Death place
Australia
Active Period
  • c.1931 -
Arrival
  • 1917 (Norton arrived in Australia with his family in 1917.)
Training
  • -
Cultural Heritage
  • New Zealand
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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References [<ExternalResource: (1943), 'Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture by Australian Official War Artists', Melbourne, Vic. (1943-44), catalogue pp.15-17.>, <ExternalResource: Captain Frank Norton, AWM summary>, <ExternalResource: Cover art by Frank Norton. FIRKINS, Peter C. Strike and Return. The Story of the Exploits of No. 460 R.A.A.F. Heavy Bomber Squadron, R.A.F. Bomber Command in the World War, Perth, Paterson Brokensha Pty. Ltd., [1964]. Perth, Paterson Brokensha Pty. Ltd., [1964].>] [<ExternalResource: (1943), 'Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture by Australian Official War Artists', Melbourne, Vic. (1943-44), catalogue pp.15-17.>]