William Delafield Cook AM (1936–2015) was an Australian artist who was known for his photorealistic landscapes.
He won a number of awards, including the Order of Australia.
William Delafield Cook AM | |
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Born | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia | 28 February 1936
Died | 29 March 2015 London, England | (aged 79)
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Artist |
Parent(s) | Rodin Cook and Dorothy C. Cook nee Newing. |
Delafield Cook was born in Melbourne, Australia on 28 February 1936. His grandfather, who was also named William Delafield Cook, was also a painter and had links to the Heidelberg School of Australian painting.
In 1962 he married 1962 Sally Patricia Bovington, with whom he had two daughters, and a son, the artist Jonathan Delafield Cook.
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".
He died after a brief illness in London on 29 March 2015, where he had been preparing for an exhibition; he was aged 79.He had long divided his time between London and Melbourne.
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