Thora Ungar b. 22 February 1911

Also known as Thora Johnston
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
20th century painter, lithographer, cartoonist and illustrator, worked for the Australian Women's Weekly during WWII. Original society cartoon drawn for the Bulletin (ML), possibly never published.
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Name
Thora Ungar
Also known as Thora Johnston
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
22 February 1911
Birth place
Paddington, Sydney, NSW
Death date
28 February 2005
Death place
Northwood, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1927 - c.2002
Residence
  • c.1941 - c.2002 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1937 - c.1941 China
  • 1911 - 1937 Sydney, NSW
Training
  • 1978 Workshop Art Centre, Willougby, NSW
  • 1927 - 1933 Royal Art Society, Sydney, NSW
  • 1927 East Sydney Technical College, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions

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References [<ExternalResource: '(letters from Thora Ungar to Joan Kerr, 1995 and May 1999)'.>, <ExternalResource: Speck, Cathy (1 October 1993), 'Interview with Thora Ungar'.>, <ExternalResource: Du Rhone, Philip (11 March 2009) 'Information sourced from'.>, <ExternalResource: Kerr, Joan, '(Interviews with Thora Ungar 1999 and 2002)'.>, <ExternalResource: Kovats, Sabina (9 March 2009) 'Information sourced from'.>, <ExternalResource: Germaine, Max (1991), 'A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia', Roseville East, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Speck, Catherine (2004), 'Painting ghosts: Australian women artists in wartime', Craftsman House, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Australian Women's Weekly, Sydney, NSW, 1941/1946.>, <ExternalResource: (1999), ''Granny's column' (Column 8)', Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, NSW, 1948/1951.>, <ExternalResource: (1988), Australian Artist, Oct, p40.>, <ExternalResource: (1990), Australian Artist, August, pp38-39.>] [<ExternalResource: '(letters from Thora Ungar to Joan Kerr, 1995 and May 1999)'.>, <ExternalResource: Speck, Cathy (1 October 1993), 'Interview with Thora Ungar'.>, <ExternalResource: Du Rhone, Philip (11 March 2009) 'Information sourced from'.>, <ExternalResource: Kerr, Joan, '(Interviews with Thora Ungar 1999 and 2002)'.>, <ExternalResource: Kovats, Sabina (9 March 2009) 'Information sourced from'.>]