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Ethleen Mary Palmer b. 1 August 1906

Also known as Ethleen Palmer

Artist (Printmaker),
Artist (Painter)

During WW2, Ethleen Palmer taught remedial art practice to returned soldiers. She then founded an art school, the Double Bay Studio, that ran from 1945-1951. Palmer's work was always evolving and she developed a technique in linocut printing which allowed for subtle tonal gradation, a breakthrough that certainly boosted the profile of her art.

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Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

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Website

http://cs.nga.gov.au/Default.cfm
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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The Art Gallery of New South Wales began in the 1870s as an aspect of the Academy of Art. Later it became known as the National Art Gallery of NSW. This name persisted beyond Federation in 1901. It was given its present name in 1958.
It remains the principal collecting and exhibiting body in NSW and is governed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act of 1980.

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https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art at the University of Western Australia

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http://www.lwgallery.uwa.edu.au/collections/ccwa
Castlemaine Art Museum

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Previously 'Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum’

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https://castlemaineartmuseum.org.au/

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https://collection.castlemaineartmuseum.org.au/persons/447

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Related people	Hoff, Rayner (associate of) Shillito, Phyllis Sykes (associate of) Syme, Eveline Winifred (associate of) Spowers, Ethel Louise (associate of) Preston, Margaret (associate of) Proctor, Thea (associate of) Black, Dorrit (associate of) Flight, Claude (associate of) Dunphy, Myles (associate of) Von Bresslern-Roth, Norbertine (associate of) Palmer, Beatrice (sibling of)	Hoff, Rayner (associate of) Shillito, Phyllis Sykes (associate of) Syme, Eveline Winifred (associate of) Spowers, Ethel Louise (associate of) Preston, Margaret (associate of) Proctor, Thea (associate of) Black, Dorrit (associate of) Flight, Claude (associate of) Dunphy, Myles (associate of) Von Bresslern-Roth, Norbertine (associate of) Palmer, Beatrice (sibling of)
Related person groups	the Double Bay Studio (associate of) Society of Women Painters (associate of) Australian Art Society (associate of) Society of Arts and Crafts of NSW (associate of)	the Double Bay Studio (associate of) Society of Women Painters (associate of) Australian Art Society (associate of) Society of Arts and Crafts of NSW (associate of)
Related works	Christmas cards (creator of) On the Road to Sydney c.1850 (creator of)	Christmas cards (creator of) On the Road to Sydney c.1850 (creator of)

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Ethleen Mary Palmer b. 1 August 1906

Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW

City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art at the University of Western Australia

Castlemaine Art Museum

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