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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creator of
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

 
creator of
On the Road to Sydney c.1850
Date

Depicts a bushranger holding up coach. ill. Ward Gallery catalogue, 1979, p12

 

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