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Spencer, Bill, b. 1919
In one life Bill Spencer was the Art Gallery of New South Wales attendant who led the fight against asbestos in the gallery building in ...
Sprod, George Napier, b. 1919
Popular Adelaide born, mid 20th century Sydney and London based cartoonist and writer. From his early cartoons to cheer his fellow POWs at Changi, Sprod ...
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Strachan, David, b. 1919
David Strachan, the son of the Lindsay family's doctor, studied in London and Paris before attending the George Bell School in Melbourne. He is most ...
Thompson, Roma, b. 1919
Painter, graphic artist and fabric designer, formally trained at Melbourne Technical College at the tender age of 15. In the 1940s Thompson was exhibiting with ...
Thorpe, Lesbia, b. 1919
Thorpe was best known for her woodcuts and colour prints for which she won many prizes.
Bell, George W., b. 1920
Late 20th century Melbourne painter and press artist. Bell served in New Guinea during World War 2 and after his service remained to study native ...
Bergner, Yosl, b. 1920
Melbourne painter and contemporary of Boyd and Perceval and active member of Contemporary Art Society with Noel Counihan and Vic O'Connor. Bergner's paintings were among ...
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Boyd, Arthur, b. 1920
A member of the gifted Boyd family, and grandson of his namesake, the painter Arthur Merric Boyd, Arthur first attended night classes at Melbourne's National ...
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Brack, John, b. 1920
A painter and printmaker, John Brack is considered one of Australia's most significant artists, whose subject matter was resolutely urban, modern life. Brack's extensive body ...
Cowen, Don, b. 1920
Don Cowen worked for only a few years in Australia, beginning as a promising younger artist in Brisbane in the early 1950s, before departing for ...
Downing, Desmonde, b. 1920
A set and costume designer, actor and singer, working in Sydney and Melbourne during the 1950s and the 1960s.
Flower, Cedric, b. 1920
Late 20th century Sydney painter, illustrator, cartoonist and writer. Cedric Flower studied art with Dattilo Rubbo.
Forbes-Smith, Ira Eleanor Elizabeth, b. 1920
Designer of textiles, painter, china painter, leatherworker and art teacher. Forbes-Smith showed regularly with the Western Australian Women Painters and Applied Arts Society. In the ...
Klippel, Robert, b. 1920
While Klippel is best known as a sculptor, he also worked in industrial design. Klippel's interest in sculpture began during WW2 while making scale models ...
Lindesay, James Vane Crawford, b. 1920
Late 20th century Melbourne cartoonist, illustrator, writer and book designer. A prolific Australian cartoon historian.
Mitchell, Norman, b. 1920
Mid 20th century Sydney and Adelaide cartoonist and animator. Having won art competitions at school and at local Shows as a child, Mitchell joined Smith's ...
Moult-Spiers, Raymond Leon , b. 1920
Moult-Spiers began his career with an exhibition of pictures with the “Contemporary Art Society” in 1946. He was a student of art at East Sydney ...
Nimmo, Lorna, b. 1920
A painter who studied at East Sydney Technical College and various colleges and universities in France and the UK. She was the first woman to ...
Rosenstengel, Paula, b. 1920
Paula Rosenstengel had an artistic upbringing but her production of works on paper did not extend much beyond the 1940s, however, she experimented with weaving ...
Snook, Athol, b. 1920
Athol Snook was born in 1920. He was commercial artist, magazine and advertisement illustrator who studied under George Bell in Melbourne.