Harold Abbott b. 1906

Also known as Harold Frederick Abbott
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
An official war artist during the Second World War, Harold Abbott was an accomplished portraitist who had studied at the Royal Academy of Art in London before returning to Australia and enlisting in the Australian Imperial Forces. After the war he returned to teaching, working at the National Art School in Sydney before becoming the State Supervisor for Art.
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exhibited at
Sulman Prize
Date
1940
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition

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Other occupations
  • [NSW] State Supervisor of Art (ANZSIC code: 8220)
  • Art teacher
  • Official War Artist for the Australian War Memorial during the Second World War
  • [NSW] State Supervisor of Art
  • Art teacher
  • Official War Artist for the Australian War Memorial during the Second World War