Dorothy Thornhill b. 1910

  • Artist
Painter and teacher at the National Art School for almost forty years, Thornhill was the second wife of her former teacher, Douglas Dundas. Painter Brian Dunlop said her drawing, devoid as it was of formula and cliché, was among the finest ever produced in this country.
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Name
Dorothy Thornhill
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist
Other Occupation
  • Teacher of figure drawing (ANZSIC code: P) -
Birth date
1910
Birth place
Sale, Cheshire, England, UK
Death date
15 May 1987
Death place
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Active Period
  • 1929 - 1932
Arrival
  • c.1929 (The family arrived in Sydney)
Training
  • 1933 - 1934 Courtauld Institute, London, England, UK
  • 1933 - 1934 Royal Academy, London, England, UK
  • 1929 - 1932 National Art School, East Sydney Technical College, Darlinghurst, New South Wales
  • 1924 - 1929 Elam Art School, Auckland, New Zealand
Cultural Heritage
  • English
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book