Arthur Murch
- Not to be confused with the 19th-century illustrator Arthur Murch (illustrator).
Arthur Murch (8 July 1902, Croydon (Sydney) – 3 September 1989, Avalon (Sydney)) was an Australian artist[1] who won the Archibald Prize in 1949 with a portrait of Bonar Dunlop. Dunlop was a New Zealand artist sculptor and illustrator.[2]
Murch spent time training in London and Paris after winning the 1925 Society of Artists' Scholarship.[3]
He was interested in the French Post-Impressionists, Cézanne and Seurat. His style later became more Cubist. Murch wrote occasionally on art subjects for the The Home magazine.[4]
In 1933, he formed part of an Australian expedition into central Australia. He later shared his experiences in The Home magazine.[5] In 1936, he exhibited works at the Macquarie Galleries, created after his second "Centralian" expedition, showing landscapes and portraits of the Pentupui indigenous community. [6]
He was appointed as an official war artist for six months during the Second World War covering the American military activities in Australia — 47 works of his are in the Australian War Memorial's collection.[1]
References
- ^ a b Arthur James Murch biography, Australian War Memorial
- ^ Winner: Archibald Prize 1949, Art Gallery of NSW
- ^ "Vol. 7 No. 2 (1 February 1926)". Trove. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Vol. 21 No. 5 (1 May 1940)". Trove. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Trove". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Vol. 57 No. 2937 (27 May 1936)". Trove. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
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