Dora Cecil Chapman b. 24 March 1911

Also known as Dora Cant
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, silk-screen printer, potter and art teacher. Resident of South Australia, New South Wales, and England, she was concerned with changing society through social realist art.
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Citations

  • Hylton, Jane (1994), 'South Australian Women Artists’, Art Gallery of South Australia catalogue, Adelaide.

  • Biven, Rachel (1976), 'Some Forgotten… Some Remembered’, Adelaide.

  • Campbell, Jean (1995), 'James Cant & Dora Chapman’, Beagle Press, Sydney.

  • McCulloch, Alan/ McCulloch, Susan (1994), 'The Encyclopedia of Australian Art’, St Leonards, NSW.

  • Wilson, Shirley Cameron (1988), 'From Shadow into Light’, St Peter’s, South Australia.

  • Adelaide, SA : Advertiser.

See also

  • 'Self Portrait n.d. (c.1940), oil on canvas 76.2 x 64.3 cm. Art Gallery of South Australia'.

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Other occupations
  • art critic (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8212)
  • art critic (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8212)
Alternative names
  • Dora Cant
  • Dora Cant
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Place Mount Barker, SA, Australia Mount Barker, SA
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Place Adelaide, SA, Australia Adelaide, SA