Ethleen Mary Palmer b. 1 August 1906

Also known as Ethleen Palmer
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Ethleen Palmer was one of the generation of women printmakers who have come to characterise Australian art in the decades between World War I and World War II. During World War II she taught remedial art practice to returned soldiers. At the end of the War she founded an art school, the Double Bay Studio, that ran from 1945-1951.
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Name
Ethleen Mary Palmer
Also known as Ethleen Palmer
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • commercial artist (ANZSIC code: 6924) -
  • Art teacher 1945 - 1951 Double Bay, NSW
Birth date
1 August 1906
Birth place
Yeoville, Johannesburg, South Africa
Death date
8 April 1958
Death place
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Active Period
  • 1924 - 1954
Arrival
  • 1921 (arrived in Sydney)
Training
  • 1924 - 1927 East Sydney Technical College, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
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  • Heritage with additions

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Other occupations
  • commercial artist (ANZSIC code: 6924) -
  • Art teacher 1945 - 1951 Double Bay, NSW
  • commercial artist (ANZSIC code: 6924) -
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Place Yeoville, Johannesburg, South Africa Sydney, NSW, Australia