Parr, Lenton (1924 - 2003)

Born
11 September 1924
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
2003
Malvern, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Sculptor
Summary

Lenton Parr completed a Diploma of Sculpture at the Melbourne Technical College from 1951 to 1954 (Australian Galleries, undated). During his career, Parr was the head of the National Gallery of Victoria Art School, as well as founding director of the Victorian College of the Arts (Pascoe, 2000, p. 25 and 176; Australian Galleries, undated). Parr received an Honorary Degree from RMIT in 1992 (RMIT University, undated).

Published Resources

Books

  • Pascoe, Joseph (compiled by), Creating the Victorian College of the Arts, Macmillan Publishers Australia, South Yarra, Victoria, 2000.

Resources

Webpages

Sources used to compile this entry: Australian Galleries, Lenton Parr, undated. Also available at https://australiangalleries.com.au/artists/lenton-parr/; Gleeson, James, Lenton Parr, The James Gleeson oral history collection, National Gallery of Australia, Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, 29 November 1979. Also available at https://nga.gov.au/research/gleeson/artists/parr.cfm; Pascoe, Joseph (compiled by), Creating the Victorian College of the Arts, Macmillan Publishers Australia, South Yarra, Victoria, 2000; RMIT University, Honorary Degrees of RMIT, Melbourne, Victoria, undated. Also available at https://web.archive.org/web/20110826070957/http://rmit.info/browse/Our%20Organisation/University%20services/University%20Secretariat/Information%20and%20Services/Honorary%20Titles/Honorary%20Degrees/.

Prepared by: Alannah Croom

Created: 19 November 2021, Last modified: 29 November 2021