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Ralph Trafford Walker b. 7 January 1912

Artist (Sculptor),
Artist (Printmaker)

Sculptor and printmaker, designed 16 of the 18 relief panels for one of the main Mitchell Library bronze doors, appointed an official war artist with the Australian War Memorial in 1944, designed visual material for ABC television productions in the 1960s.

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Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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The Art Gallery of New South Wales began in the 1870s as an aspect of the Academy of Art. Later it became known as the National Art Gallery of NSW. This name persisted beyond Federation in 1901. It was given its present name in 1958.
It remains the principal collecting and exhibiting body in NSW and is governed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act of 1980.

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https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

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http://cs.nga.gov.au/Default.cfm
Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

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Ralph Trafford Walker b. 7 January 1912

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

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