Letter [manuscript]. [ca. 1942]

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Letter [manuscript]. [ca. 1942]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/225848528

The letter, ca. 1942, was written while Dobell was working in the Camouflage Section of the Dept. of the Interior in Menangle Park, and is addressed to 'Doctor'. The letter contains news of his work in the Camouflage Unit and the possibility of painting a portrait of Hugh McCrae.

1 cm. (1 folder)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7077705

Libraries Australia

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Dobell, William, Sir, 1899-1970

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William Dobell was a painter and graphic artist. Born in Newcastle in 1899, Dobell was educated at Cooks Hill Commercial Public School and became a draughtman in 1916 for a local architect. In 1924 he enrolled at Julian Ashton's Art School in Sydney and went on to study overseas after he won Society of Artists' travelling scholarship in April 1929. In London he studied at the Slade School of Fine Art. Dobell returned to Sydney in 1939, after ten years abroad In 1944, he caused a sensation by win...

McCrae, Hugh, 1876-1958

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H. McCrae, 1876-1958, was an Australian poet and artist. Beatrice Davis was general editor for Angus and Robertson from 1937 to 1973. From the description of Letters [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225773518 Poet, essayist and artist. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225765275 Hugh Raymond McCrae was an Australian poet and artist. From the description of Letters. ...