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William Delafield Cook

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William Delafield Cook AM
Born(1936-02-28)28 February 1936
Died29 March 2015(2015-03-29) (aged 79)
London, England
NationalityAustralian
OccupationArtist
Parent(s)Rodin Cook and Dorothy C. Cook nee Newing.

William Delafield Cook AM (1936–2015) was an Australian artist who was known for his photorealistic landscapes.[1] He won a number of awards, including the Order of Australia.

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Early life

Delafield Cook was born in Melbourne, Australia on 28 February 1936.[2] [3][4] His grandfather, who was also named William Delafield Cook, was also a painter and had links to the Heidelberg School of Australian painting.[4][5]

In 1962 he married 1962 Sally Patricia Bovington, with whom he had two daughters, and a son, the artist Jonathan Delafield Cook. [2]

In 1980 he won the Wynne Prize for A Waterfall (Strath Creek), and in 1981 he won the Sulman Prize for A French family.

He taught at the University of Melbourne.

In 2013 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for "significant service to the visual arts as a realist painter of Australian landscapes".[6]

He died after a brief illness in London on 29 March 2015, where he had been preparing for an exhibition; he was aged 79.[2]He had long divided his time between London and Melbourne.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ "return of a realist". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 2 July 1975. p. 81. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Obituary of William Delafield Cook, The Independent, 14 May 2015 Retrieved 13 August 2020
  3. ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 7 March 1936. p. 17. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  4. ^ a b William Delafield Cook Retrieved November 2012
  5. ^ "PERSONAL". The Australasian. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 29 August 1931. p. 9. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  6. ^ It's an Honour. Retrieved 3 April 2015
  7. ^ Australian artist William Delafield Cook dies aged 78, (31 March 2015), The Australian accessed 31 March 2015

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