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NORMA BULL 1906-1980
Norma Bull painter, etcher and art teacher, was born in Melbourne in September 1906, the daughter of Dr R.J. Bull.
Image left: 'Portrait with blue head dress', oil by Norma Bull
VAS Permanent Collection
She began her career in 1929 at the National Gallery School, where she produced some fine portraits and competent etchings, for example, Batman's Landing 1935, etching and aquatint, National Gallery of Australia.
In 1937 she won the Sir John Longstaff scholarship to travel and work overseas.
Norma went to London, where she was an accredited Australian war artist during World War II. An exhibition of these artists' works recording the damage caused by German bombing raids on cities and towns throughout Britain - about 200 paintings and etchings in all - was held at London's Australia House in November 1947.
On her return to Australia after nine years abroad, Norma followed Wirth's Circus around Australia, passionately painting the acrobats, animals, clowns, people and scenes of circus life.
After a long and distinguished career, Norma Bull passed away in 1980. In her honour a Trust was established to celebrate the study of art in the form of naturalist portraiture.
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