William Frater b. 1890

Also known as "Jock" Frater
  • Designer ,
  • Artist (Painter)
Frater's career began with an apprenticeship in glass design in Scotland. He arrived in Melbourne 1910, worked with Brooks, Robinson and Co. in stained glass, later with E.L. Yencken, Melbourne. Best known as a figurative painter following training at the George Bell School, Melbourne. Elected President of the Victorian Artists Society.
Tags: stained glass designer, painter
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  • L. J. Course, 'Frater, William (1890–1974)’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/frater-william-6239/text10739, published first in hardcopy 1981, accessed online 9 March 2019.

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  • Designer
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Designer
  • Artist
Trainings
  • Art, - George Bell School, Melbourne, VIC