Leonard French
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Leonard French OBE (born 8 October 1928 Brunswick, Victoria) is an Australian artist.
He is known principally for major stained glass works. These include a series of panels in the cafe and foyer of the National Library of Australia,[1] and a stained glass ceiling at the National Gallery of Victoria.
One important series he did was the Sinbad series based on the legend of Sinbad.
[edit] Awards
French won the Sulman Prize in 1960 with The Burial, and the Blake Prize in 1963 and in 1980. He was also awarded a Harkness Fellowship in 1965. He has held more than 40 solo exhibitions in Australia, and been part of many group exhibitions outside Australia.
French currently resides and continues to paint in his studio in Heathcote, Victoria. He has seven children and five grandchildren.
[edit] References
- ^ National Library of Australia, Bookplate cafe, retrieved January 2009.
[edit] External links
- Biography
- Leonard French in National Gallery of Australia
- Leonard French at Australian Art
- Leonard French, image of 'Tapestry' in the University of Ballarat collection
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