Mervyn Napier Waller b. 19 June 1893

Also known as M. Napier Waller
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Glass & metal Artist / Designer),
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
World War I veteran printmaker, painter, stained glass artist, mosaic artist and muralist. whose work epitomised Art Deco in Australia. Husband of Christian Waller.
Tags: Art Deco, Mural, Stained glass, Public Art, World War I injuries, Amputee
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Name
Mervyn Napier Waller
Also known as M. Napier Waller
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Glass & metal Artist / Designer)
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Senior teacher (ANZSIC code: 821) c.1931 - c.1938 Working Men;s College, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Tags:
Art Deco
Mural
Stained glass
Public Art
World War I injuries
Amputee
Birth date
19 June 1893
Birth place
Penshurst, VIC, Australia
Death date
30 March 1972
Death place
Ivanhoe, Melbourne, Vic.
Active Period
  • 1915 - c.1968
Residence
  • c.1893 - c.1913 Penshurst, VIC, Australia ( His father's farm)
  • 1913 - 1915 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1915 - 1918 AIF, The Western Front, France
  • 1918 - 1929 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1929 - 1930 England and Italy
  • 1930 - 1972 Melbourne, Vic.
Training
  • Painting and drawing, 1913 - 1015 National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.
  • studying stained glass, 1929
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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References [<ExternalResource: (1978), 'A Selection of Woodcuts and Linocuts by Napier Waller and Other Melbourne Artists', Melbourne: Deutscher Fine Art.>, <ExternalResource: Draffin, Nicholas (1977), 'Project 17: M. Napier Waller 1893-1972', Sydney: AGNSW (14 May -19 June).>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch, Alan (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art', Hutchinson of Australia, Hawthorn, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Draffin, Nicholas (1977), 'M. Napier Waller 1893-1972', Melbourne: NGV.>, <ExternalResource: Draffin, Nicholas (1978), 'The Art of Napier Waller', South Melbourne: Sun Academy Books.>, <ExternalResource: 'World War I Personel Records : B2455', Canberra, ACT : National Archives of Australia.>, <ExternalResource: Draffin, Nicholas (1990), 'Waller, Mervyn Napier (1893 - 1972)', Melbourne, Vic : Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 12, Melbourne University Press, p. 367.>]