Iris Duncan Francis b. 1913

  • Artist (Painter)
Raised in an artistic family Francis was diverse in her art-making, fearlessly experimenting with techniques and media. Equally diverse in her working life, she combined teaching with playing in orchestras to entertain the wartime troops and translating aerial photographs of WA's northwest into topographical maps for the army.
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Name
Iris Duncan Francis
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Teacher
  • Musician
  • Commercial artist
Birth date
1913
Birth place
Fremantle, Perth, WA
Active Period
  • c.1920 - c.1956
Residence
  • Fremantle, WA
Training
  • under J.W.R. Linton and A.B. Webb, Perth Technical College, Perth, WA
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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Related stub people
  • Francis, Pansy (relative of)
  • Webb, A. B. (associate of)
  • Francis, Pansy (associate of)
  • Saunders, Bessie (associate of)
  • Jarvis, Kath (associate of)
Related stub person groups
  • West Australian Society of Arts (associate of)
  • Perth Society of Artists (associate of)
  • The Studio Club (associate of)
Related people
  • Linton, James (associate of)
  • Greenhalgh, Audrey (associate of)
Related collections
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related events
  • Perth Prize for Contemporary Art (exhibited at)
  • Western Australian Jubilee Exhibition of Paintings (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)