William Delafield Cook

William Delafield Cook AM
Born	(1936-02-28)28 February 1936 Caulfield, Victoria, Australia
Died	29 March 2015(2015-03-29) (aged 79) London, England
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Artist
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.

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. 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. 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

References

• Hart, Deborah; Delafield Cook, William, 1936- (1998), William Delafield Cook, Craftsman House : G + B Arts International, ISBN 978-90-5703-691-0
• Pierse, Simon, Australian Art and Artists in London, 1950-1965: An Antipodean Summer Retrieved November 2012
• Sayers, Andrew, Australian Art, Oxford University Press Retrieved November 2012
• Obituary of William Delafield Cook, The Independent, 14 May 2015 Retrieved 13 August 2020

External links

• William Delafield Cook Retrieved November 2012