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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creator of
Hall of Memory Mosaic, Australian War Memorial
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Note: 1953-1958
 
creator of
The Labyrinth
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linocut (slide University of Sydney)

 
creator of
The Man in Black
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colour linocut, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. (self portrait with two arms)

 
creator of
Am I forgot in the folds of darkness
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pen and ink with spatter technique touched with white 21.9 × 15.9 cm (private collection), a quotation from Book 2 of 'Temore’, one of the Ossianic poems, which shows a Roman soldier with another floating before him in the mist (ill. Draffin, 23). Stronger b/w work exists, eg Roman lad with horse (back cover Draffin) but content is thin.

 

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Other occupations
  • 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
  • Art Deco
  • Mural
  • Stained glass
  • Public Art
Trainings
  • Painting and drawing, 1913 - 1015 National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.
  • studying stained glass, 1929
Related people
  • Reyburn, Lorna Marion (spouse of)
  • Waller, Christian (spouse of)
Related works
  • Hall of Memory Mosaic, Australian War Memorial (creator of)
  • The Labyrinth (creator of)
  • The Man in Black (creator of)
  • Am I forgot in the folds of darkness (creator of)
  • The Labyrinth (creator of)
  • The Man in Black (creator of)
  • Am I forgot in the folds of darkness (creator of)
Related collections
  • Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (collected in)
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