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Sir Ernest Daryl Lindsay

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Sir Ernest Daryl Lindsay

Birth
Creswick, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia
Death
25 Dec 1976 (aged 86)
Mornington, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
Burial
Creswick, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia Add to Map
Plot
Meth, Row 3, Grave 451
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Prior to World War I, Daryl became a jackaroo near Collarenebri and later served in the war in France. In England he became a medical artist for the Australian Imperial Force. He made many contacts in the art world and studied at the Slade School of Art in London.
In 1940, he became a curator at the National Gallery of Victoria, becoming director from 1942 to 1956. He also became a member of the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board in 1953. On 31 May 1956 he was knighted for "services to art".[
Prior to World War I, Daryl became a jackaroo near Collarenebri and later served in the war in France. In England he became a medical artist for the Australian Imperial Force. He made many contacts in the art world and studied at the Slade School of Art in London.
In 1940, he became a curator at the National Gallery of Victoria, becoming director from 1942 to 1956. He also became a member of the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board in 1953. On 31 May 1956 he was knighted for "services to art".[

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