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Frank Norton : Painter and Collector
Norton, Frank (artist); Lipscombe, Andre, author; editor: Bruce Russell ; design: Isabel Kruger
Published by City Of Fremantle Art Collection, 2016
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Elizabeth's Bookshops, Fremantle, WA, AustraliaElizabeth's Bookshops
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French flaps|Softcover. Condition: FINE. AUSTRALIAN ART -First Edition. 111 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits ; 20 x 28 cm #180625 Norton, Frank Painters -- Australia -- 20th century -- Biography Collectors and collecting -- Australia -- Biography Australian Charles Frank Prees Norton was born in New Zealand in 1…916. Norton arrived in Australia with his family in 1917. He studied with Fred Leist between 1931 and 1936 and in London in 1939. He was appointed a Second World War official war artist with the RAN and the RAAF, and later appointed as official war artist in the Korean War. After the war he taught at the East Sydney Technical College between 1945 and 1958. He then became director of the Art Gallery of Western Australia between 1958 and 1976. As Director he concentrated mainly on building up the contemporary, Aboriginal and sculpture collections. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.
