Clarkes Cottage

Born in Melbourne in 1914 Laurence was a teenager when he received a Bursary from the late Sir Keith Murdoch. This encouraged him to study art full time and he was accepted into the National Gallery School Melbourne. After WW2 he taught at Swinburne College of Technology, eventually becoming Head of the Art Department and establishing the highly regarded Film and Television School. He was a VAS Council member and President from 1962-1964. His awards include the Dunlop prize (1950,51,53 and 54). The Gibson prize (1956), the Caltex Prize (1957) and the AGNSW Wynne prize (1956, 57, and joint Winner 1960 and 1968) He was joint winner of the VAS AOTY in 1975 and is represented throughout Australia in a number of significant Collections.