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George Pitt Morison (31 August 1861 – 4 September 1946) was an Australian painter and engraver. He is noted in particular for his painting '' The Foundation of Perth 1829'' which was commissioned as part of
George Pitt Morison (31 August 1861 – 4 September 1946) was an Australian painter and engraver. He is noted in particular for his painting '' The Foundation of Perth 1829'' which was commissioned as part of Western Australia
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's centenary
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Notable events
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* Centennial Exhibition, 1876, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...
celebrations, and presented to the Art Gallery of Western Australia
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in February 1929.
In 1890 Morison travelled to Europe to study at the Académie Julian
The () was a private art school for painting and sculpture founded in Paris, France, in 1867 by French painter and teacher Rodolphe Julian (1839–1907). The school was active from 1868 through 1968. It remained famous for the number and qual ...
in Paris and in the early 1930s worked as curator of art at the Western Australian Museum
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Art Gallery.
Morison was born on 31 August 1861 in Melbourne and died on 4 September 1946 in South Yarra, Victoria
South Yarra is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Melbourne and Stonnington local government areas. South Yarra recorded a populati ...
. His daughter Margaret Pitt Morison was the first female architect member in Western Australia.
References
Further reading
* Artists from Melbourne 1861 births 1946 deaths 19th-century Australian painters 19th-century Australian male artists 20th-century Australian painters 20th-century Australian male artists Australian male painters Australian art curators Académie Julian alumni People from the Colony of Victoria {{australia-artist-stub