Polly Hurry

Polly Hurry
Born 1883 (1883)
Died 1963 (aged 79–80)
Nationality Australian
Known for Painting
Movement Australian Tonalist
Spouse(s) John Farmer

Polly Hurry (1883-1963), was an Australian painter. She was a founding member of the Australian Tonalist movement and part of the Twenty Melbourne Painters Society.[1]

Biography

Hurry was born in 1883.[2] She was a part of the group, Twenty Melbourne Painters Society, that was formed by students and followers of Australian Tonalist Max Meldrum.[3] Hurry was also a member of the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors.[4] In 1921 Hurry was a finalist for the Archibald Prize.[5] The same year she traveled with her husband, John Farmer, to China, Japan, and South Korea.[6] Hurry died in 1963.[7]

Legacy

In 2009 Hurry was included in the retrospective exhibition Misty moderns: Australian Tonalists 1915–1950.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Members". Twenty Melbourne Painters Society Inc. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Polly Hurry b. 1883". Design & Art Australia Online (DAAO). Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "History". Twenty Melbourne Painters Society Inc. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Artists Find Inspiration in Their Gardens". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 2 Oct 1929. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "1921". Archibald Prize. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Misty Moderns Education Resource" (PDF). UQ Art Museum. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Polly Hurry". Australian Prints + Printmaking. National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Misty moderns: Australian Tonalists 1915–1950". National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Misty Moderns: Australian Tonalists 1915–1950". UQ Art Museum. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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