G. Gayfield Shaw b. 27 August 1885

Also known as Gerrard Gayfield Shaw, G.G. Shaw
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Commercial gallery director, Gayfield Shaw was one of the most prominent members of the Sydney art scene during the early boom period in Australian visual art following the end of the First World War. He was also a skilled printmaker who took a leading role in establishing the nation's first etching society.
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Citations

  • Evans, Susanna (March 1981), 'Gerrard Gayfield Shaw & his etching press’, Sydney, NSW [Biographical article on artist published inside James R. Lawson’s auction catalogue for their Gayfield Shaw sale].

  • Preece, John (10 February 1934), 'The Bookplate VI – Gayfield Shaw’, Manuscripts (magazine), Geelong, Vic., .

  • Howarth, R.G. & Barker , A.W. (eds) (c.1923), 'letter from Norman Lindsay to Lionel Lindsay’, Letters of Norman Lindsay, Angus & Robertson, Sydney, NSW, pp.227-228, Undated.

See also

  • ''Pulling the proof' (c.1914) by Harold Cazneaux. Collection: National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT'. http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an2383940
  • 'Portrait of Gayfield Shaw (1918) by W.B. McInnes. Collection: State Library of New South Wales (ML 953)'.

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Other occupations
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8022) (Art teacher Shaw taught etching and printmaking)
  • Grazier
  • Gallery director
  • Bank official (ANZSIC code: 6221)
  • Artists' agent (ANZSIC code: 7299)
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8022) (Art teacher Shaw taught etching and printmaking)
  • Grazier
  • Gallery director
  • Bank official
  • Artists' agent (ANZSIC code: 7299)