William Delafield-Cook b. 1936

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
William Delafield Cook established his reputation as a draughtsman and painter consciously paying homage to the 19th century academic works of Ingres. He matured into an artist painting intensely photo-realist landscapes of Australia, most of which were painted in England.
Tags: Photo realist, Landscape, Still Life, Interiors, Ingres
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exhibited at
William Delafield Cook: mid-career survey
Date
1987
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

A mid-career survey that covered work made between 1957-1987.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
AGNSW archive index cards; AGNSW Library catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
William Delafield Cook: mid-career survey. Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales, c1987
ISBN 0730516156

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Solo Survey, Painting
exhibited at
William Delafield Cook survey
Date
1976
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

Nine large drawings and twelve paintings.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
AGNSW annual report and archive index cards; AGNSW Library catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
William Delafield Cook: survey exhibition. [Melbourne]: University of Melbourne, University Gallery, [1976]
[20]p: chiefly ill (some col) ; 19 × 24 cm

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Solo Survey, Painting, Drawing
exhibited at
William Delafield Cook
Date
1976
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
AGSA annual report

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Painting
exhibited at
William Delafield Cook
Date
1976
Place
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Ian Potter University of Melbourne exhibition archive

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Painting
exhibited at
William Delafield Cook
Date
1976
Place
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Newcastle Gallery exhibition archive;

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Painting
exhibited at
Recent Australian Art
Date
19 October 1973 - 18 November 1973
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales
Type
Exhibition

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Other occupations
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 810) 1963 - 1965 Maidstone Colleges of Art, England, UK
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 810) 1969 Prahran College of Fine Arts, Melbourne, VIC
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 810) 1980 - 1982 Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, NSW
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 810) 1963 - 1965 Maidstone Colleges of Art, England, UK
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 810) 1969 Prahran College of Fine Arts, Melbourne, VIC
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