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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Christmas cards
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A sample book of Christmas cards from the 1940s are held at Queensland Art Gallery Research Library. They are noted for their Aboriginal design influence. Cited Badeley cat.8

 
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On the Road to Sydney c.1850
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Depicts a bushranger holding up coach. ill. Ward Gallery catalogue, 1979, p12

 

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