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Ivor Francis (painter)

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He married Ethel Saunders of Jamestown on 21 January 1931; they lived at 5 Labrina Avenue, Prospect until around 1950, when they moved to a home in Picadilly Road,
34:(13 March 1906 – 6 November 1993) was an artist and art critic and teacher in South Australia. He has been called South Australia's premier surrealist painter. 439: 434: 74: 97: 112: 105: 419: 136: 30: 332:
1948 'Exhibition By Ivor Francis.', The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931–1954), 1 September, p. 5, viewed 12 February 2015,
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Although known for his abstract and surrealist paintings, his landscapes were also well received.
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He joined the Adelaide Teachers College in 1925 and on qualifying started teaching at
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He was an inaugural committee member of South Australian branch of the
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1928–1940, where he developed a long-term friendship with fellow-artist
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Francis was one of a group of young artists, which included
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for "service to art as a painter, critic and teacher".
46:, England and emigrated to South Australia on the 8: 73:from 1930. He took classes part-time at the 104:, then from 1948 to 1968 he worked for the 334:http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43781227 96:and Douglas Roberts, who in 1942 held the 164: 155:, where he died. They had no children. 108:as supervisor of Education programmes. 119:, and in 1944 became chairman. He was 98:Royal South Australian Society of Arts 7: 175:. Design and Art of Australia Online 440:20th-century Australian journalists 309:Australian Dictionary of Biography 14: 435:Members of the Order of Australia 311:. National Centre of Biography, 137:Member of the Order of Australia 313:Australian National University 102:Adelaide Technical High School 1: 16:Australian painter and critic 223:"National Gallery Lectures" 456: 141:1989 Australia Day Honours 18: 75:School of Arts and Crafts 71:Prospect, South Australia 42:Ivor Francis was born in 346:"FRANCIS, Ivor Pengelly" 113:Contemporary Art Society 420:Australian art teachers 305:"Ivor Pengelly Francis" 173:"Ivor Pengelly Francis" 415:Australian art critics 410:Australian cartoonists 251:"Out Among the People" 303:Hylton, Jane (2017). 27:Ivor Pengelly Francis 405:Australian painters 135:Francis was made a 129:from 1944 to 1956. 19:For the actor, see 350:honours.pmc.gov.au 115:being promoted by 79:Mary Packer Harris 92:, Shirley Adams, 447: 389: 388: 386: 384: 371:"Family Notices" 367: 361: 360: 358: 356: 342: 336: 330: 324: 323: 321: 319: 300: 294: 293: 291: 289: 284: 275: 269: 268: 266: 264: 247: 241: 240: 238: 236: 219: 213: 212: 210: 208: 191: 185: 184: 182: 180: 169: 33: 455: 454: 450: 449: 448: 446: 445: 444: 395: 394: 393: 392: 382: 380: 369: 368: 364: 354: 352: 344: 343: 339: 331: 327: 317: 315: 302: 301: 297: 287: 285: 282: 277: 276: 272: 262: 260: 249: 248: 244: 234: 232: 221: 220: 216: 206: 204: 193: 192: 188: 178: 176: 171: 170: 166: 161: 149: 40: 29: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 453: 451: 443: 442: 437: 432: 427: 422: 417: 412: 407: 397: 396: 391: 390: 376:The Advertiser 362: 337: 325: 295: 270: 256:The Advertiser 242: 214: 195:"General News" 186: 163: 162: 160: 157: 148: 145: 69:in 1929, then 60:Eyre Peninsula 52:Barwell scheme 39: 36: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 452: 441: 438: 436: 433: 431: 428: 426: 423: 421: 418: 416: 413: 411: 408: 406: 403: 402: 400: 378: 377: 372: 366: 363: 351: 347: 341: 338: 335: 329: 326: 314: 310: 306: 299: 296: 281: 274: 271: 258: 257: 252: 246: 243: 230: 229: 224: 218: 215: 202: 201: 196: 190: 187: 174: 168: 165: 158: 156: 154: 146: 144: 142: 138: 133: 130: 128: 127: 122: 118: 114: 109: 107: 103: 99: 95: 94:Dave Dallwitz 91: 86: 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 63: 61: 57: 53: 50:in 1924 as a 49: 45: 37: 35: 32: 28: 22: 381:. Retrieved 374: 365: 353:. Retrieved 349: 340: 328: 316:. Retrieved 308: 298: 286:. Retrieved 273: 261:. Retrieved 254: 245: 233:. Retrieved 226: 217: 205:. Retrieved 200:The Register 198: 189: 177:. Retrieved 167: 150: 139:(AM) in the 134: 131: 124: 110: 87: 64: 47: 41: 26: 25: 21:Ivor Francis 430:1993 deaths 425:1906 births 383:12 February 288:12 February 263:12 February 235:12 February 207:12 February 179:12 February 83:Art Gallery 48:Moreton Bay 399:Categories 355:31 October 278:Ken Wach. 159:References 121:art critic 117:Max Harris 106:ABC Radio 90:Ruth Tuck 67:Jamestown 38:Biography 318:25 March 228:The News 126:The News 56:Elliston 44:Uckfield 153:Crafers 147:Family 283:(PDF) 385:2015 357:2018 320:2021 290:2015 265:2015 237:2015 209:2015 181:2015 123:for 58:on 401:: 373:. 348:. 307:. 253:. 225:. 197:. 85:. 62:. 31:AM 387:. 359:. 322:. 292:. 267:. 239:. 211:. 183:. 23:.

Index

Ivor Francis
AM
Uckfield
Barwell scheme
Elliston
Eyre Peninsula
Jamestown
Prospect, South Australia
School of Arts and Crafts
Mary Packer Harris
Art Gallery
Ruth Tuck
Dave Dallwitz
Royal South Australian Society of Arts
Adelaide Technical High School
ABC Radio
Contemporary Art Society
Max Harris
art critic
The News
Member of the Order of Australia
1989 Australia Day Honours
Crafers
"Ivor Pengelly Francis"
"General News"
The Register
"National Gallery Lectures"
The News
"Out Among the People"
The Advertiser

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