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'''Marjorie Woolcock''' (1898–5 March 1998<ref>Probate notice. Marjorie Woolcock: Art & Artists files, held in the National Gallery of Australia Research Library & Archive Collection.</ref>) was an Australian painter and sculptor. |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Born in [[Ivanhoe, Victoria|Ivanhoe]] as one of three sisters, Marjorie grew up learning the piano and experimenting with art.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |title=Form and flowers : Maidie McGowan, Anne Montgomery, Marjorie Woolcock |date=1989 |publisher=City of Waverley |year=1989 |location=Wheelers Hill, Victoria}}</ref> She was schooled at [[Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne|Presbyterian Ladies College]].<ref name=":0" /> She would later perform at a party for the school with her sister Violet, who would accompany her piano with violin.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1929-03-20 |title=OLD COLLEGIANS |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article275712547 |access-date=2024-04-19 |work=Sun News-Pictorial}}</ref> |
Born in [[Ivanhoe, Victoria|Ivanhoe]] to Robena Black and Frederick Woolcock,<ref>{{Cite news |date=1894-07-07 |title=Family Notices |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197466105 |access-date=2024-04-23 |work=Age}}</ref> as one of three sisters, Marjorie grew up learning the piano and experimenting with art.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |title=Form and flowers : Maidie McGowan, Anne Montgomery, Marjorie Woolcock |date=1989 |publisher=City of Waverley |year=1989 |location=Wheelers Hill, Victoria}}</ref> She was schooled at [[Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne|Presbyterian Ladies College]].<ref name=":0" /> She would later perform at a party for the school with her sister Violet, who would accompany her piano with violin.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1929-03-20 |title=OLD COLLEGIANS |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article275712547 |access-date=2024-04-19 |work=Sun News-Pictorial}}</ref> |
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Woolcock would travel south from her home to sketch in Mordialloc, which is how she once had a chance encounter with the artist [[Margaret Baskerville]].<ref name=":0" /> The [[En plein air|plen air]] tradition of painting would inspire her later landscape work of [[Corryong]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1939-10-04 |title=SPRING SHOW OPENED |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article277942020 |access-date=2024-04-19 |work=Sun News-Pictorial}}</ref> |
Woolcock would travel south from her home to sketch in [[Mordialloc, Victoria|Mordialloc]], which is how she once had a chance encounter with the artist [[Margaret Baskerville]].<ref name=":0" /> The [[En plein air|plen air]] tradition of painting would inspire her later landscape work of [[Corryong]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1939-10-04 |title=SPRING SHOW OPENED |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article277942020 |access-date=2024-04-19 |work=Sun News-Pictorial}}</ref> |
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== Work == |
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Her art training was far from formal, with private lessons from Frederick George Reynolds, and [[George Bell (painter)|George Bell]].<ref name=":0" /> She would continue to acknowledge the influence Bell had on her skill throughout her career.<ref name=":0" /> He opened her joint exhibition with artist Jessie Mackintosh in 1946<ref>{{Cite news |date=1946-05-09 |title=GUIDES’ TEA, SOCIAL JOTTINGS |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article278991699 |access-date=2024-04-19 |work=Sun News-Pictorial}}</ref> |
Her art training was far from formal, with private lessons from Frederick George Reynolds, and [[George Bell (painter)|George Bell]].<ref name=":0" /> She would continue to acknowledge the influence Bell had on her skill throughout her career.<ref name=":0" /> He opened her joint exhibition with artist Jessie Mackintosh in 1946.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1946-05-09 |title=GUIDES’ TEA, SOCIAL JOTTINGS |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article278991699 |access-date=2024-04-19 |work=Sun News-Pictorial}}</ref> |
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She would first develop her formal technique at sculpting, attending life class at the [[Victorian Artists Society|Victorian Artists' Society]], and sculpture at the [[Working Men's College, Melbourne|Workingmen's College]].<ref name=":0" /> It wasn't until later that she would study painting, with her style being heavily influenced by [[Arnold Shore]].<ref name=":0" /> |
She would first develop her formal technique at sculpting, attending life class at the [[Victorian Artists Society|Victorian Artists' Society]], and sculpture at the [[Working Men's College, Melbourne|Workingmen's College]] (later known as the [[Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology]]).<ref name=":0" /> While at the Workingmen's College she would take a class in Modelling the Human Figure From a Cast.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1932-02-03 |title=TECHNICAL SCHOOLS. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203181468 |access-date=2024-04-23 |work=Age}}</ref> It wasn't until later that she would study painting, with her style being heavily influenced by [[Arnold Shore]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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Marjorie would exhibit her art frequently with the [[Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors|Melbourne Society of Women Painters]]. In 1953 she would take part in a spring exhibition at the [[Victorian Artists Society|Victorian Artists' Society]] which featured women as more than half the exhibitors shown.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=1953-09-29 |title=Artists' Springshow |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article279566142 |access-date=2024-04-19 |work=Sun News-Pictorial}}</ref> She was joined at this show by fellow artists [[Esther Paterson]] and [[Ola Cohn]].<ref name=":1" /> Woolcock would have success as a temporary art teacher at a girls' school in [[Brighton, Victoria|Brighton]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]].<ref name=":0" /> |
Marjorie would exhibit her art frequently with the [[Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors|Melbourne Society of Women Painters]]. In 1953 she would take part in a spring exhibition at the [[Victorian Artists Society|Victorian Artists' Society]] which featured women as more than half the exhibitors shown.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=1953-09-29 |title=Artists' Springshow |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article279566142 |access-date=2024-04-19 |work=Sun News-Pictorial}}</ref> She was joined at this show by fellow artists [[Esther Paterson]] and [[Ola Cohn]].<ref name=":1" /> Woolcock would have success as a temporary art teacher at a girls' school in [[Brighton, Victoria|Brighton]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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[https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collection/work/29954/ Yachts at Dromana] (1970), ''[[National Gallery of Victoria]]'' |
[https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collection/work/29954/ Yachts at Dromana] (1970), ''[[National Gallery of Victoria]]'' |
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== Further |
== Further reading == |
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[https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/1sev8ar/alma9910692583607636 Marjorie Woolcock] [Australian art and artists file], ''[[State Library Victoria]]'' |
[https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/1sev8ar/alma9910692583607636 Marjorie Woolcock] [Australian art and artists file], ''[[State Library Victoria]]'' |
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[https://national-gallery.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/61UNI_NGA/1oniubr/alma991000960340402361 Marjorie Woolcock] [Australian art and artists file], ''[[National Gallery of Australia Research Library|National Gallery of Australia]]'' |
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[https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/1sev8ar/alma998491273607636 Form and flowers : Maidie McGowan, Anne Montgomery, Marjorie Woolcock], ''[[State Library Victoria]]'' |
[https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/1sev8ar/alma998491273607636 Form and flowers : Maidie McGowan, Anne Montgomery, Marjorie Woolcock], ''[[State Library Victoria]]'' |
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[https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/556875 Marjorie Woolcock interviewed by Barbara Blackman] [sound recording], ''[[National Library of Australia]]'' |
[https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/556875 Marjorie Woolcock interviewed by Barbara Blackman] [sound recording], ''[[National Library of Australia]]'' |
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== References == |
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[[Category:1898 births]] |
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[[Category:Australian painters]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:50, 30 September 2024
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Marjorie Woolcock (1898–5 March 1998[1]) was an Australian painter and sculptor.
Biography
[edit]Born in Ivanhoe to Robena Black and Frederick Woolcock,[2] as one of three sisters, Marjorie grew up learning the piano and experimenting with art.[3] She was schooled at Presbyterian Ladies College.[3] She would later perform at a party for the school with her sister Violet, who would accompany her piano with violin.[4]
Woolcock would travel south from her home to sketch in Mordialloc, which is how she once had a chance encounter with the artist Margaret Baskerville.[3] The plen air tradition of painting would inspire her later landscape work of Corryong, Victoria.[5]
Work
[edit]Her art training was far from formal, with private lessons from Frederick George Reynolds, and George Bell.[3] She would continue to acknowledge the influence Bell had on her skill throughout her career.[3] He opened her joint exhibition with artist Jessie Mackintosh in 1946.[6]
She would first develop her formal technique at sculpting, attending life class at the Victorian Artists' Society, and sculpture at the Workingmen's College (later known as the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology).[3] While at the Workingmen's College she would take a class in Modelling the Human Figure From a Cast.[7] It wasn't until later that she would study painting, with her style being heavily influenced by Arnold Shore.[3]
Marjorie would exhibit her art frequently with the Melbourne Society of Women Painters. In 1953 she would take part in a spring exhibition at the Victorian Artists' Society which featured women as more than half the exhibitors shown.[8] She was joined at this show by fellow artists Esther Paterson and Ola Cohn.[8] Woolcock would have success as a temporary art teacher at a girls' school in Brighton during the Second World War.[3]
In later life she would travel to coastal areas of Victoria to paint, with her favourite places being Wilson's Promontory and Phillip Island.[3]
Exhibitions
[edit]- Melbourne Society of Women Painters, 1937[9]
- Melbourne Society of Women Painters, Athenaeum Gallery, 1941[10]
- Victorian Artists' Society, Eastern Hill, 1944[11]
- Melbourne Society of Women Painters, Athenaeum Gallery, 1945[12]
- Marjorie Woolcock and Jessie Mackintosh, Athenaeum Gallery, 1946[13]
- Ballet Society exhibition, 1948[14]
- Melbourne Contemporary Artists, Eastern Hill, 1949[15]
- Melbourne Society of Women Painters, Athenaeum Gallery, 1950[16]
- Melbourne Society of Women Painters, Athenaeum Gallery, 1951[17]
- Victorian Artists' Society, 1954[18]
Works
[edit]Yachts at Dromana (1970), National Gallery of Victoria
Further reading
[edit]Marjorie Woolcock [Australian art and artists file], State Library Victoria
Marjorie Woolcock [Australian art and artists file], National Gallery of Australia
Form and flowers : Maidie McGowan, Anne Montgomery, Marjorie Woolcock, State Library Victoria
Marjorie Woolcock interviewed by Barbara Blackman [sound recording], National Library of Australia
References
[edit]- ^ Probate notice. Marjorie Woolcock: Art & Artists files, held in the National Gallery of Australia Research Library & Archive Collection.
- ^ "Family Notices". Age. 1894-07-07. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Form and flowers : Maidie McGowan, Anne Montgomery, Marjorie Woolcock. Wheelers Hill, Victoria: City of Waverley. 1989.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "OLD COLLEGIANS". Sun News-Pictorial. 1929-03-20. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "SPRING SHOW OPENED". Sun News-Pictorial. 1939-10-04. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "GUIDES' TEA, SOCIAL JOTTINGS". Sun News-Pictorial. 1946-05-09. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "TECHNICAL SCHOOLS". Age. 1932-02-03. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ a b "Artists' Springshow". Sun News-Pictorial. 1953-09-29. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "SHOW BY WOMEN PAINTERS". Sun News-Pictorial. 1937-10-05. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "ART AND WAR". Argus. 1941-10-22. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "VICTORIAN ARTISTS EXHIBITION". Sun News-Pictorial. 1944-04-24. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "WOMEN PAINTERS' EXHIBITION". Sun News-Pictorial. 1945-10-09. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "TWO WOMEN SHOW AT ATHENAEUM". Corryong Courier and Walwa District News. 1946-05-23. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "BALLET SKETCHES". Sun News-Pictorial. 1948-02-25. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "ART REVIEWS Adventure And Vitality In Contemporary Show". Sun News-Pictorial. 1949-10-18. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Samba will brighten Derby Eve Ball". Argus. 1950-10-18. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "ART Two poles apart". Sun News-Pictorial. 1951-10-16. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Two art peaks in big spring show". Sun News-Pictorial. 1954-09-21. Retrieved 2024-04-19.