William Dunn Knox
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William Dunn Knox was an Australia
n artist.
Knox was born in Adelaide
and trained at the National Gallery of Victoria
school, Melbourne, under Lindsay Bernard Hall
1917-21. In 1918 he became member of the Victorian Artists Society
, later on the council and in 1919 was elected to the Australian Art Association
, later on the council.
Knox's first exhibition was in 1918 at the Australian Art Association, Melbourne.
Gallery that hold his paintings include: the National Gallery of Australia
, Canberra; the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, the Art Gallery of South Australia
, Adelaide and the Art Gallery of Western Australia
, Perth.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n artist.
Knox was born in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
and trained at the National Gallery of Victoria
National Gallery of Victoria
The National Gallery of Victoria is an art gallery and museum in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1861, it is the oldest and the largest public art gallery in Australia. Since December 2003, NGV has operated across two sites...
school, Melbourne, under Lindsay Bernard Hall
Lindsay Bernard Hall
Lindsay Bernard Hall was an English-born Australian artist and art gallery director.Hall was born at Garston, Liverpool, England, the son of a broker of the same family as Captain Basil Hall, writer of books of travel. Hall was well educated and grew up in an atmosphere of culture...
1917-21. In 1918 he became member of the Victorian Artists Society
Victorian Artists Society
Victorian Artists Society established in 1856 in Melbourne, Australia promotes artistic education and exhibition in Australia. Fore-runner of the Victorian Academy of Arts, founded in 1870. In 1888 the Australian Artist's Association amalgamated with the Victorian Academy of Arts to form the...
, later on the council and in 1919 was elected to the Australian Art Association
Australian Art Association
The Australian Art Association was founded in 1912 by John Mather, Frederick McCubbin, Max Meldrum and Walter Withers.Members included Rupert Bunny, William Dunn Knox and Leslie Wilkie....
, later on the council.
Knox's first exhibition was in 1918 at the Australian Art Association, Melbourne.
Gallery that hold his paintings include: the National Gallery of Australia
National Gallery of Australia
The National Gallery of Australia is the national art gallery of Australia, holding more than 120,000 works of art. It was established in 1967 by the Australian government as a national public art gallery.- Establishment :...
, Canberra; the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, the Art Gallery of South Australia
Art Gallery of South Australia
The Art Gallery of South Australia , located on the cultural boulevard of North Terrace in Adelaide, is the premier visual arts museum in the Australian state of South Australia. It has a collection of over 35,000 works of art, making it, after the National Gallery of Victoria, the largest state...
, Adelaide and the Art Gallery of Western Australia
Art Gallery of Western Australia
The Art Gallery of Western Australia is a public gallery that is part of the Perth Cultural Centre, in Perth, Western Australia. It is located near the Western Australian Museum and State Library of Western Australia...
, Perth.