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Vrbancich, Emeric, b.
Mid 20th century Sydney cartoonist and architectural draughtsman, Austrian-born Emeric Vrbancich contributed cartoons to the Sydney Morning Herald for two decades. Vrbancich always signed his ...
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Wakelin, Roland, b. 1887
Modernist painter, Roland Wakelin, was born in New Zealand in 1887. He moved to Sydney, Australia in 1912 where he studied under Antonio Dattilo Rubbo ...
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Mid 20th century magazine cartoonist who contributed to 'Overland' magazine in Melbourne.
Walker, Margaret Ellen, b. 1904
New Zealand-born Margaret Walker was a painter and art teacher who studied under greats like Grace Crowley. At one stage, Walker taught children's creative art ...
Walker, Ralph Trafford, b. 1912
Sculptor and printmaker, designed 16 of the 18 relief panels for one of the main Mitchell Library bronze doors, appointed an official war artist with ...
Wall, Edith, b. 1904
Mid 20th century New Zealand-born, Sydney and Melbourne-based painter, printmaker, cartoonist and art teacher.
Waller, Mervyn Napier, b. 1893
World War I veteran printmaker, painter, stained glass artist, mosaic artist and muralist. whose work epitomised Art Deco in Australia. Husband of Christian Waller.
Warren, Guy, b. 1921
Warren is a painter who began his career at the Bulletin, later studying privately with J.S. Watkins and studied art in Australia and England. Returning ...
Warren, Joy, b. 1921
Ceramicist who founded the 'Craft Australia' journal in 1969, and was its editor and producer until 1975.
Waterhouse, Phyllis Paulina , b. 1917
Painter. Partner of painter Charles Bush.Co-founder of Leveson Street Gallery.
Waterlow, Nick, b. 1941
Nick Waterlow was the inspirational director for a number of Biennales of Sydney, commencing in 1979. He later became the Director of the Ivan Dougherty ...
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Watkins, Dick, b. 1937
Sydney-born painter, who occasionally attended art classes in the 1950s. He came under the influence of New York School abstraction and emerged as a major ...
Watson, James Douglas, b. 1913
Painter and printmaker, influenced in technique by Oliver Statler's Modern Japanese Prints (1956), who was in turn influenced by New Guinea art.
Wedd, Montague Thomas Archibald, b. 1921
Wedd was a Sydney cartoonist, designer and comic book artist who worked on the nation's earliest animated film "Marco Polo vs the Red Dragon". He ...
Wells, Samuel Garnet, b. 1885
Popular political and sporting cartoonist who worked predominantly in Melbourne, Victoria. A number of his cartoons from the 1920s-50s are in the collection of the ...
Wenban, Raymond Stewart, b. 1893
Mid 20th century Sydney, Melbourne and London illustrator, painter and printmaker, Wenban studied art with Julian Ashton and Elioth Gruner. In 1954 he was one ...
Werner, Richard
Mid 20th century German born black-and-white artist. The Queensland Art Gallery owns several drawings by Werner done c.1959/1960
Weston, Nora Kate, b. 1880
Whilst studying woodcarving in London 'Chips' formed a lifelong friendship and working relationship with fellow student Eirene Mort. Upon return she taught woodcarving, carpentry and ...
Weymouth , Ross, b. 1939
Fashion designer and couturier based in South Yarra, Melbourne and Darlington Point, New South Wales. Life partner and collaborator of John Claringbold.
Wheelahan, Paul, b. 1930
Mid 20th century Sydney (and regional New South Wales) comic strip artist and writer of westerns.