George Folingsby
George Frederick Folingsby (23 August 1828 – 4 January 1891)[1] was an Irish-born Australian painter and art educator.
Folingsby was born in the County of
In 1864, Folingsby's picture Bunyan in prison, was purchased by the National Gallery of Victoria. He continued to live in Munich but occasionally exhibited in Ireland and England; his The first lesson was hung in the Royal Academy in 1869 and Lady Jane's victory over Bishop Gardener in 1871. He was awarded medals for historical paintings at the exhibitions held at Vienna in 1871 and Philadelphia in 1873.
Folingsby arrived in Melbourne, Australia with his ten-year-old daughter, on 1 July 1879. His reputation as a figure painter preceded him and he was quickly sought after as a portraitist, making a living from commissions of eminent members of Melbourne society. Folingsby was offered the position of Master in the School of Painting at the gallery and was appointed on 1 June 1882.
In September of that year, he was appointed as the first Director of the National Gallery of Victoria and reorganized the painting school. The practice of making copies of pictures ceased and every encouragement was given to working from life.
Among his pupils were John Longstaff and Aby Altson, the winners of the first and second travelling scholarships,[citation needed] and Iso Rae.[3]
After the death of Folingsby, Lindsay Bernard Hall was appointed Director of the National Gallery of Victoria.
References
- ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ISBN 976-6410-45-3.
- Serle, Percival (1949). "Folingsby, George Fredrick". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
External links
- 1 artwork by or after George Folingsby at the Art UK site
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