- Grahame King
Infobox Artist
name = Grahame King
imagesize = 230px
caption = Grahame King
birthname = Grahame Edwin King
birthdate = birth date|1915|2|23|mf=y
location =Melbourne ,Australia
deathdate = birth date|2008|10|12|mf=y
deathplace =Melbourne ,Australia
nationality = flagicon|AustraliaAustralia n
field = Painter,Printmaker
training = National Gallery School (1934-39), George Bell School; Central School of Art London, (1947-49}.
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awards = Member of theOrder of Australia 1991 for services to education.
thumb|right|"Beakon", lithograph, printed in colour, from five stones/plates, (1985)Grahame King is a prominent Australianprintmaker . He is married to the SculptorInge King . Grahame Lectured in Printmaking at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology from 1966-88. In 1966 Grahame was instrumental in setting up the [http://www.printcouncil.org.au/ Print Council of Australia] where he was its first Honorary Secretary, and President c. 1979-84. [Text of speech give by Grahame King on the history of "The Print Council of Australia", at the "Australian Print Symposium" 1989 [http://www.printsandprintmaking.gov.au/catalogues/bibliography/133478/king-graham-the-print-council-of-australia.aspx] ]External links
* Images of Grahame King's prints at [http://www.printsandprintmaking.gov.au Prints and Printmaking] [http://www.printsandprintmaking.gov.au/catalogues/artist/5946/grahame-king.aspx] .
References
* Grishin, Sasha. "The art of Grahame King; with a foreword by Roger Butler ; and contributions by Libby Bright ... [et al.] ." South Yarra, Vic. : Macmillan Art Publishing, c2005. ISBN 1876832592, ISBN 9781876832599
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