Ethleen Mary Palmer b. 1 August 1906

  • 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, NSW
  • City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

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References [<ExternalResource: Matthews, Barbara Goode (1936), 'Ethleen Palmer and her work', Sydney Mail, 08-05.>, <ExternalResource: Watson, Anne (1980), 'Ethleen Palmer', Ward Gallery catalogue, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Matthews, Barbara Goode (1939), 'An Australian Hokusai', Art in Australia, 3/76, 08-15.>]