Polly Hurry

Polly Hurry (1883-1963), was an Australian painter. She was a founding member of the Australian Tonalist movement and part of the Twenty Melbourne Painters Society.[1]

Polly Hurry
Born1883 (1883)
Died1963 (aged 79–80)
NationalityAustralian
Known forPainting
MovementAustralian Tonalist
Spouse(s)John Farmer

Biography

Mary 'Polly' Hurry was born in 1883 in Kyneton, Victoria, daughter of Henry Hurry and Mary Herring. She was the middle child of two siblings, Maurice and George.[2] She was a part of the group, Twenty Melbourne Painters Society, that was formed by students and followers of Australian Tonalist Max Meldrum.[3] Hurry was also a member of the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors.[4] In 1921 Hurry was a finalist for the Archibald Prize.[5] The same year she traveled with her husband, John Farmer, to China, Japan, and South Korea.[6] Hurry died in 1963.[7]

Legacy

In 1978 a street in the Canberra suburb of Chisholm was named Hurry Place in her honour.[8]

In 2009 Hurry was included in the retrospective exhibition Misty moderns: Australian Tonalists 1915–1950.[9][10]

References
  1. "Members". Twenty Melbourne Painters Society Inc. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. "Mary "Polly" Hurry". Ancestry. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  3. "History". Twenty Melbourne Painters Society Inc. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. "Artists Find Inspiration in Their Gardens". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 2 October 1929. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  5. "1921". Archibald Prize. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  6. "Misty Moderns Education Resource" (PDF). UQ Art Museum. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  7. "Polly Hurry". Australian Prints + Printmaking. National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  8. "Schedule 'B' National Memorials Ordinance 1928-1972 Street Nomenclature List of Additional Names with Reference to Origin - Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Special (National : 1977 - 2012) - 8 Feb 1978". Trove. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  9. "Misty moderns: Australian Tonalists 1915–1950". National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  10. "Misty Moderns: Australian Tonalists 1915–1950". UQ Art Museum. Retrieved 2 April 2018.


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