George Pitt Morison
George Pitt Morison (31 August 1861 – 4 September 1946) was an Australian painter and engraver. He is noted in particular for his painting The Foundation of Perth 1829 which was commissioned as part of Western Australia's centenary celebrations, and presented to the Art Gallery of Western Australia in February 1929. In 1890 Morison travelled to Europe to study at the Académie Julian in Paris and in the early 1930s worked as curator of art at the Western Australian Museum Art Gallery.
George Pitt Morison
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- Name
- George Pitt Morison
- Born
- 31 August 1861
- Died
- 4 September 1946
- Nationality
- Australia
- Occupation
- painter · curator
- Known for
- The Foundation of Perth 1829
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George Pitt Morison (31 August 1861 – 4 September 1946) was an Australian painter and engraver. He is noted in particular for his painting The Foundation of Perth 1829 which was commissioned as part of Western Australia's centenary celebrations, and presented to the Art Gallery of Western Australia in February 1929. In 1890 Morison travelled to Europe to study at the Académie Julian in Paris and in the early 1930s worked as curator of art at the Western Australian Museum Art Gallery.
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George Pitt Morison (1861–1946) was a curator and painter, of Australian nationality. The curator was born in Melbourne.
Among the works is The Foundation of Perth 1829. Works are held at Art Gallery of Western Australia.
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Morison was born on 31 August 1861 in Melbourne and died on 4 September 1946 in South Yarra, Victoria. His daughter Margaret Pitt Morison was the first female architect member in Western Australia.
GEORGE PITT MORISON, (LANDSCAPE) 1914, PASTEL ON PAPER, SIGNED AND DATED LOWER LEFT, 20 X 28.5CM, FRAME
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• Name — George Pitt Morison • Born — 31 August 1861 • Died — 4 September 1946 • Illustration — The Foundation of Perth 1829 by Morison
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George Pitt Morison is recorded with the occupation painter. Institutional cataloguing adds that george Pitt Morison is recorded with the occupation curator. It is also recorded that george Pitt Morison is recorded as a citizen of Australia. Recorded with the gender male. Institutional cataloguing adds that george Pitt Morison was born on 31 August 1861. It is also recorded that george Pitt Morison died on 4 September 1946.
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- 1.Morison, George Pitt (1861-1946). Trove. 2008.
- 2.Harris, Jason. Grandson, 80, and family admire Perth artist George Pitt Morison's Foundation of Perth painting. PerthNow. 2015-06-26.
- 3.Morison, George Pitt. Illustrated Catalogue of the Art Gallery. Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery of Western Australia. May 2024.
- 4.MORISON, George Pitt. Prints and Printmaking.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Gooding, Janda. Western Australian art and artists, 1900–1950. Art Gallery of Western Australia. 1987. 0730905039.
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