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Latitude
-31.9559
Longitude
115.8606
Start Date
1916-01-01
End Date
1916-01-01

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ID
tba178

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/frank-mcnamara
Birth Place
Perth, WA, Australia
Biography
painter and commercial artist, lived in Hamilton (NSW) and worked as a commercial artist before enlisting in the army in WWII and serving in New Britain as a sergeant in Brigade Intelligence. His paintings had been exhibited in Sydney and one was acquired by the NGV before 1945, when, aged 29, he painted watercolours of jungle warfare in New Guinea and New Britain 'with almost photographic accuracy’. This entry is a stub. You can help the DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Staff Writer Date written: 1999 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. 1916
Summary
Worked as a commercial artist before enlisting in the services in WWII. He exhibited watercolours of "almost photographic accuracy".
Gender
Male
Died
None listed
Age at death
None listed