| 词条 | Leonard and Kathleen Shillam |
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| width = 100 | image1 = | alt1 = Leonard Shilam | image2 = StateLibQld 1 230955 Kath Shillam in Athens working on plaster for Donkey Woman II, in the wash house at Plaka, 1961.jpg | alt2 = Kathleen Shillam in Greece, 1961 | footer = Kathleen Shillam in Plaka, Greece, 1961 }}Leonard and Kathleen Shillam were Australian sculptors. In 1976 they were awarded life membership of the Society of Sculptors, Queensland.[1] On 26 January 1986 they were appointed Members of the Order of Australia.[2][3] In December 2000 they were awarded Honorary Doctorates of Philosophy for services to the arts, notably sculpture, from the University of Queensland.[4][5] Leonard George Shillam AM (born 15 August 1915 in Brisbane, Queensland - died 1 September 2005), was a founding member of both the Queensland Society of Sculptors and the Queensland Wildlife Artists Society. He attended Brisbane Grammar School (1928–30) and studied under Martyn Roberts at the Central Technical College, Brisbane (1931–33). He was awarded the Godfrey Rivers Medal in 1934. From 1934 to 1936 he was employed as a designer in a silk screen poster studio.[6] In 1938 he received a Carnegie Institute Grant, which enabled him to study life modelling at the Westminster School, London. With the declaration of war (in 1939) he returned to Brisbane.[7]Kathleen Shillam (née O'Neill) AM (born 25 May 1916 in England - died 20 September 2002 in Australia). Kathleen was born at Paignton, Devon, arriving in Australia in 1927. She attended the Girls Grammar School, Brisbane (1930–31) and the Central Technical College, Brisbane (1932–33). She was awarded the Godfrey Rivers Medal in 1933. From 1934 to 1938 she was employed as a part-time commercial artist.[6] In 1938 she moved to Sydney and spent much time in 1939 drawing animals at Sydney's Taronga Park Zoo. She returned to Brisbane in December 1939.[7][8]Personal lifeLeonard Shillam and Kathleen O'Neill met at the Central Technical College, Brisbane, in 1932. They first exhibited at the First Annual Exhibition of work executed by art students of the Central Technical College in November of that year.[6] Along with Francis Lymburner and Will Smith, in 1935 they formed the nucleus of a small studio group to draw at the Victory Chambers, Adelaide Street, Brisbane.[9] In 1939 they both returned to Brisbane, and from 1941 to 1950 they earned a livelihood as poultry farmers.[7] They were married on 1 September 1942 at the Brisbane Registry Office.[10][11] In 1980 they set up a bronze casting foundry in their studio and until 1987 cast all their own smaller scaled works.[12] On 21 March 1987 they were involved in a serious car accident that permanently affected the health of both.[13] References1. ^Cooke (2006), pg. 29 2. ^SHILLAM, Leonard George, Member of the Order of Australia (AM), 26 January 1986, It's an Honour. Citation: For service to sculpture. 3. ^SHILLAM, Kathleen, Member of the Order of Australia (AM), 26 January 1986, It's an Honour. Citation: For service to the arts, particularly in the field of sculpture, and to education. 4. ^Cooke (2006), pg. 64 5. ^[https://alumni.uq.edu.au/story/1577/kathleen-shillam-am Awards - Kathleen Shillam AM], University of Queensland 6. ^1 2 Cooke (2006), pg. 2 7. ^1 2 Cooke (2006), pg. 4 8. ^[https://www.daao.org.au/bio/kathleen-shillam/ Kathleen Shillam bio], Design & Art Australia Online, www.daao.org.au 9. ^Cooke (2006), pg. 3 10. ^Profiles of Len and Kath Shillam {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320193152/http://www.sculptorsqld.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24:len-and-kath-shillam&catid=14:profile&Itemid=82 |date=20 March 2012 }}, www.sculptorsqld.org.au Possible replacement: SHILLAM, Len and Kath, Sculptors Queensland 11. ^Cooke (2006), pg. 5 12. ^Cooke (2006), pg. 32 13. ^Cooke (2006), pg. 39
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