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George W. Bell

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DAOO Artists with known birth places, birth years and death years
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https://www.daao.org.au/bio/george-w-bell
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Latitude
-37.814167
Longitude
144.963056
Start Date
1920-01-01
End Date
2008-01-01

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Birth Place
Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Biography
painter and press artist, born in Melbourne, was a 'pioneer member of the new art classes’ at Caulfield Technical School. William Dargie was one of his lecturers. After serving in New Guinea during WWII, Bell remained studying native artefacts. Then he returned to Sydney and attended classes at SORA, a period he describes as full of 'rich, exciting ideas’. He returned to Melbourne and spent nearly 25 years as a press artist with the Herald and Weekly Times , retiring in the mid-1970s. Since then has had a number of exhibitions of his paintings and drawings. His charcoal illustrations on rag paper of 'Alice in Wonderland’ were included in the Carroll Foundation exhibition of 1990. In 1990 he was working on the theme of Eureka, 'Australia’s most celebrated rebellion against colonial rule’. This entry is a stub. You can help the DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Kerr, Joan Date written: 1996 Last updated: 2007
Born
b. 11 January 1920
Summary
Late 20th century Melbourne painter and press artist. Bell served in New Guinea during World War 2 and after his service remained to study native artefacts. He eventually returned to Australia and began what would become a nearly 25 year career working on Melbourne's Herald and Weekly Times.
Gender
Male
Died
15-Jul-08
Age at death
88