John Perceval b. 1 February 1923

Also known as John De Burgh Perceval, Linwood Robert Steven South
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Ceramist)
John Perceval had little formal training as an artist, but after he fell ill with polio at the age of 15 he concentrated on painting and drawing. He came to know the Boyd family and the Angry Penguins circle of Heide Park and they were the greatest influence on his developing style.
Tags: Antipodeans

Citations

  • Powerhouse Museum, ''Romulus and Remus with Wolf Mother’ by John Perceval’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.

    http://from.ph/116925

  • Plant, Margaret (March 2001), 'John Perceval 1923-2000’.

  • Blackall, David (2004), 'John Perceval: an ethical representation of a delinquent angel’.

    http://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/2023/

  • Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape’.

  • McPhee, John (2001), 'obituary’, Australian Art Collector 15 (January-March 2001), 36.

Initial data sources

  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'
  • Powerhouse Museum