George Courtney Benson b. 1886

Also known as G. B., George Benson
  • Designer ,
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
Early 20th century Victorian and Western Australian painter, muralist and cartoonist. An official war artist during World War 1, Benson was a longstanding member of the Melbourne Savage Club before relocating to Perth where he worked as an art critic and undertook a commission to decorate the beams of Winthrop Hall at the University of WA with Indigenous motifs.
Tags: Mural, Camouflage
You are viewing the version of bio from Dec. 11, 2012, 11:11 a.m. (moderator approved).
Revert to this revision Go to current record

Citations

  • 'Concise Dictionary’, Incomplete reference.

  • Johnson, Joseph (1994), 'Laughter and the Love of Friends: A Centenary History of the Melbourne Savage Club 1894-1994 and A History of the Yorick Club 1868-1966’, Melbourne, Vic : Melbourne Savage Club.

  • West Australian.

  • Sydney, NSW: Bulletin.

  • Melbourne Punch.

See also

  • 'Dow, p.35'.

Initial data sources

  • Black and white artists

Difference between this version and previous

Field This Version Previous Version
Related collections
  • Northam Municipal Art Collection, Northam, WA (collected in)
  • Narrogin Municipal Art Collection, Narrogin, WA (collected in)
  • Geraldton Art Gallery, Geraldton, WA (collected in)
  • Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, WA (collected in)
  • Bunbury Art Gallery, Bunbury, WA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Melbourne Savage Club, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, VIC (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Winthrop Hall at the University of WA, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Northam Municipal Art Collection, Northam, WA (collected in)
  • Narrogin Municipal Art Collection, Narrogin, WA (collected in)
  • Geraldton Art Gallery, Geraldton, WA (collected in)
  • Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, WA (collected in)
  • Bunbury Art Gallery, Bunbury, WA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Melbourne Savage Club, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, VIC (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Winthrop Hall at the University of WA, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (collected in)