Thorpe, Lesbia

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Thorpe, Lesbia (1919-)
Field of activity
Painting; Drawing; Print
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Thorpe was best known for her woodcuts and colour prints for which she won many prizes.

painter and printmaker, was born in Elsternwick, Victoria, on 15 March 1919. She studied art with Dattilo Rubbo in Sydney in 1931-37 and was elected a member of the Painter-Etchers Society in 1937 and of the Royal Art Society in 1943. In 1942 she executed murals and theatre sets for the Independent Theatre and the Theatre Royal; in 1944 (with William (Bill) Constable) she did murals for the Stage Door Canteen, Sydney. She illustrated Alan Marshall's People of the ...

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  • fl. 1931-ca. 1990

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  1. People of the dreamtime / [by] Alan Marshall ; illustrated by Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr
    Marshall, Alan, 1902-1984
    [ Book : 1952-1978 ]
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    People of the dreamtime / [by] Alan Marshall ; illustrated by Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr
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  2. Pagodas and pavilions
    THORPE, Lesbia
    [ Photograph : 1979 ]
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    At National Gallery Aus
    Pagodas and pavilions
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  3. Parachute jump
    THORPE, Lesbia
    [ Art work : 1982 ]
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    Parachute jump
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  4. Rooftops, Makung
    THORPE, Lesbia
    [ Photograph : 1977 ]
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  5. What's life like out there?
    THORPE, Lesbia
    [ Photograph : 1980 ]
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  6. Barn owls
    THORPE, Lesbia
    [ Photograph : 1983 ]
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  7. Bird in a cage
    THORPE, Lesbia
    [ Photograph : 1980 ]
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  8. The cat and dragon
    THORPE, Lesbia
    [ Photograph : 1977 ]
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    The cat and dragon
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  9. Evening stroll
    THORPE, Lesbia
    [ Photograph : 1981 ]
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  10. Gothic leaves
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    [ Photograph : 1960 ]
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  1. [Biographical cuttings on Lesbia Thorpe, artist, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals]
    [ Published : 1900-1990 ]
    At National Library
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  2. From Tuesday to Tuesday : Barbara Brash, Nancy Clifton, Mary Macqueen, Lesbia Thorpe
    Gowing, Ainslie
    [ Book : 2006 ]
    At 11 libraries
    From Tuesday to Tuesday : Barbara Brash, Nancy Clifton, Mary Macqueen, Lesbia Thorpe
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  3. [Lesbia Thorpe : Australian Art and Artists file]
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    At State Library of VIC
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