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
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Spring Sunlight Armadale
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At Roleystone
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oil painting
 
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Our genial "Cook" soupervises our 163rd bill of fare (with Will Dyson and Harold Herbert)
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(program cover for a (Melbourne Savage Club ) Smoke Concert)
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Related person groups
  • Melbourne Savage Club (associate of)
  • Meadow Studios Bushey UK (associate of)
  • West Australian Society of Arts (associate of)
  • Melbourne Savage Club (associate of)
Related works
  • Our genial "Cook" soupervises our 163rd bill of fare (with Will Dyson and Harold Herbert) (creator of)
  • (program cover for a (Melbourne Savage Club ) Smoke Concert) (creator of)
  • Spring Sunlight Armadale (creator of)
  • At Roleystone (creator of)
  • Our genial "Cook" soupervises our 163rd bill of fare (with Will Dyson and Harold Herbert) (creator of)
  • (program cover for a (Melbourne Savage Club ) Smoke Concert) (creator of)
Related recognitions
  • Claude Hotchin Art Prize for oil painting (received)
Related events
  • 150 Years of Australian Art (exhibited at)
  • Art Competition (exhibited at)
  • Claude Hotchin Art Prize (exhibited at)
  • Group Exhibition (exhibited at)
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  • Group Exhibition (exhibited at)
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  • Group Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Solo Exhibition (exhibited at)
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  • Solo Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Solo Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Western Australian Jubilee Exhibition of Paintings (exhibited at)