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Frank Whitmore b. 1905

Designer (Graphic Designer),
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
Artist (Painter)

A talented artist and illustrator from an early age, upon discovering that he was colour blind, Whitmore gave up 'fine art' and took up commercial art.

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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/
Manly Art Gallery, Manly, Sydney, NSW

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Frank Whitmore b. 1905

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Manly Art Gallery, Manly, Sydney, NSW

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