National Gallery of Victoria Art School

National Gallery of Victoria Art School

Type	Private
Established	1867
Location	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The National Gallery of Victoria Art School, associated with the National Gallery of Victoria, was a private fine arts college founded in 1867. It was the leading centre for academic art training in Australia until about 1910.^[1] Among its luminaries, the school was headed by Sir William Dargie in 1946–1953.,^[2] John Brack from 1962–68, and Lenton Parr from 1968 to its absorption into the newly created Victorian College of the Arts.^[3]

Alumni

The School's graduates and former students who went on to become some of Australia's most significant artists include:

• Peter Booth, 1962–65^[4]
• Arthur Boyd, circa 1934 (did not graduate)^[5]
• Rupert Bunny
• Horace Brodzky^[6]
• Norma Bull
• Marc Clark (assistant head of school, 1960s)^[7]
• Aileen Dent
• Moya Dyring, 1929–32
• Joy Hester
• John Howley
• Joan Lindsay, 1916–19
• Norman Macgeorge
• Fred McCubbin^[8]
• Max Meldrum, 1890s^[9]
• Alan Moore (war artist), 1914-2015^[10]
• Albert Ernest Newbury^[11]
• Sidney Nolan, 1934, 1936^[12]
• Margaret Preston
• Clifton Pugh
• Hilda Rix, 1902–05^[13]
• Tom Roberts
• Clara Southern
• Constance Stokes, 1925-1929
• Arthur Streeton, 1882^[14]
• Fred Williams, 1942–49^[15]

References

1. McCulloch, Alan; Susan McCulloch (1994). "Appendix 8". The Encyclopedia of Australian Art. Allen & Unwin. p. 864. ISBN 1-86373-315-9.
2. "St Kilda Park Primary School". Skhs.org.au. 2002-10-02. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
3. "History". About the VCA. Victorian College of the Arts. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
4. "Rex Irwin Art Dealer – Peter Booth Biography". Rexirwin.com. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
5. Smith, Sue (1999). "Arthur Boyd (1920–1999): An obituary". Grafico Topico. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
6. Cannon, Michael (1979). "Brodzky, Horace Ascher (1885–1969)", in Australian Dictionary of Biography online, accessed 28 September 2015.
7. Westbrook, Eric, Birth of a Gallery, Macmillans Australia, 1968, p. 79.
8. "Art of Fredric McCubbin". Web-Arts. 1917-12-20. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
9. "Max Meldrum Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Max Meldrum". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
10. "Alan Moore". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
11. Serle, Percival (1949). "Newbury, Albert Ernest". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus and Robertson. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
12. "Art News | Sidney Nolan: A New Retrospective at Queensland Art Gallery". Art Knowledge News. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
13. Pigot, John (2000). Hilda Rix Nicholas: Her Life and Art. Carlton South, Victoria: The Miegunyah Press at Melbourne University Press. p. 6. ISBN 0-522-84890-7.
14. "Lot 15: ARTHUR STREETON 1867–1943 'SUNLIGHT SWEET', COOGEE, Sotheby's". Artfact. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
15. https://web.archive.org/20090618122508/http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au:80/malp/williams.html. Archived from the original on June 18, 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2009. Missing or empty |title= (help)

Coordinates: 37°49′26″S 144°58′11″E / 37.8238°S 144.9696°E