Grace Crowley
Grace Crowley | |
|---|---|
| Born | Grace Adela Williams Crowley 28 May 1890 |
| Died | 21 April 1979 |
| Occupation | Artist |
Grace Crowley (1890-1979) was an Australian artist, born at Forrest Lodge, Cobbadah, New South Wales.[1] At about the age of 13 Crowley's parents sent one of her pen and ink drawings to the New Idea magazine and she won a prize,[1] but her career as an artist was not wholeheartedly supported by her family.
Crowley studied in Paris in 1927 with the Cubist André Lhote,[2] and took part in Exhibition I in 1939, the self-proclaimed first show of abstract art in Australia. Others in her circle included Ralph Balson, Dorrit Black, Rah Fizelle, Frank Hiner and Anne Dangar.
There was an exhibition of her work at the National Gallery of Australia in December 2006 to May 2007 called Grace Crowley - Being modern.[2]
Notes
- ^ a b "Crowley, Grace Adela Williams (1890 - 1979)". Australian Dictionary of Biography On-line Edition. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
- ^ a b "Grace Crowley - Being Modern". National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
References
- Modjeska, Drusilla (1999). Stravinsky's Lunch. Sydney: Picador. ISBN 0 330 36259 3.
- "Grace Crowley - Being Modern". National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
- "Crowley, Grace Adela Williams (1890 - 1979)". Australian Dictionary of Biography On-line Edition. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
External links
- Helen Topliss ed, Earth Fire Water Air: Anne Dangar's Letters to Grace Crowley 1930-1951 Review by Jody Fitzhardinge, Curtin University, September 2001
- Dorrit Black's Modern Art Centre (extract) by Sarah Thomas, Art & Australia, Spring 2006.
- Grace Crowely at Australian Art
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