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Gibbs, Cyril, b. 1906
Cyril Gibbs was an accomplished watercolourist who produced a substantial output over his lifetime but his contribution to arts administration in Brisbane was probably as ...
Grant, Gwendolyn, b. 1877
She embraced no radical modernist philosophy; her belief in the virtues of restraint, knowledge, study and, indeed, the moral significance and nobility of art, tempered ...
Greene, Nancy, b. 1894
After her father lost much of his wealth, Greene, although under no pressure, felt obliged to find work. She worked as a commercial artist, specialising ...
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Hanssen Pigott, Gwyn, b. 1935
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott was one of Australia's most distinguished potters whose career extended over more than five decades in Australia, England and France. She has ...
Harrigan, Peter
Late 20th century Sydney and Brisbane cartoonist and illustrator. According to Blaikie, he is notable for thinking up outstandingly good jokes.
Heimann, Rolf, b. 1940
Late 20th century German born Melbourne cartoonist, puzzle maker and author. In 1974 he protested against French atmospheric nuclear testing by sailing his yacht La ...
Hessing, Mona, b. 1933
Late 20th century textile artist and weaver.
Highton, Clothilde, b. 1914
Painter, mural painter, modeller, puppet-maker, theatre and diorama artist. Her dioramas were popular and toured extensively in the UK and Australia during the 1950s.
Hinwood, Rhyl
Sculptor who has been carving the capitals and gargoyles at the University of Queensland, St Lucia, for years.
Hole, Quentin, b. 1923
Quentin Hole was regarded as an artist of early promise in Brisbane during the 1950s but gave up exhibiting his paintings to concentrate on establishing ...
Horseman, Mollie, b. 1911
Mid 20th century painter, illustrator and cartoonist. Probably the most prolific female cartoonist of her generation, Horseman was almost certainly the most visible. Never out ...
Hortin, Nan, b. 1916
A committed member of the Communist Youth League, Hortin was also a foundation member of the Studio of Realist Art, and while in Sydney was ...
Hustwit, Arthur, b. 1900
Although it has not been possible to identify individual ceramics by Arthur Hustwit he was the proprieter of the most significant school of pottery in ...
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Jackson, Linda, b. 1950
Linda Jackson is an artist, writer, and painter who has worked in the fashion industry. Jackson was born in Melbourne in 1950.
Jamieson, Gil, b. 1934
Late 20th century painter and cartoonist. He went to Brisbane to study at Central Technical College under Melville Haysom.
Johnson, John Godschall, b. 1912
An artist of diverse media, a world known violin maker and a committed socialist, Johnson was awarded an OAM in 1991 for services to the ...
Langer, Gertrude, b. 1908
In 1939 Karl and Gertrude Langer came to Australia as refugees from Vienna. Her subsequent career as both a critic for the Courier-Mail, a collector, ...
Leichney, Kathleen, b. 1903
Kathleen Leichney had an extensive career in Queensland in both the visual arts and in music. She painted and exhibited in Brisbane (largely portraits) and ...
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Lymburner, Francis, b. 1916
Brisbane born artist Francis Lymburner first came to prominence as one of the members of Sydney's Charm School in the late 1940s. His subject matter ...
Lynch, Henrietta, b. 1871
Painter, lived at the Royal Bull's Head Inn, Drayton, near Toowoomba, Queensland, Hettie lived there until she married and, apparently, again as a widow (Mrs ...