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John Stuart Dowie AM (15 January 1915 – 19 March 2008) was an Australian painter, sculptor and teacher. He was born in the suburb of Prospect in Adelaide, South Australia, and studied architecture at the University of Adelaide, as well as painting with Ivor Hele and Marie Tuck.〔(John Stuart Dowie ), Carrick Hill (Government of South Australia).〕 The painter Penny Dowie (1948–) is a niece.〔http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/335823〕〔http://www.daao.org.au/main/read/2284〕 During World War II, Dowie worked in the Military History Unit of the Australian Imperial Force, and as an assistant to Australia's official war sculptor, Lyndon Dadswell.〔 As a soldier, he was one of the Rats of Tobruk.〔(Dowie 'truly great South Australian' ), Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 19 March 2008.〕 After studying art in London and Florence, Dowie returned to Australia. His work includes over 50 public sculpture commissions, including the "Three Rivers" fountain in Victoria Square, "Alice" in Rymill Park, the "Victor Richardson Gates" at Adelaide Oval and the "Sir Ross Smith Memorial" at Adelaide Airport. He was nominated for Senior Australian of the Year in 2005,〔(John Dowie AM ), Australian of the Year.〕 and was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1981 in recognition of service to the arts as a sculptor and painter.〔(DOWIE, John Stuart ), ''It's an Honour'' (Australian Government).〕 Dowie died on 19 March 2008, aged 93, in an Adelaide nursing home, after having suffered a stroke the week before,〔(Sculptor John Dowie dies ), Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 19 March 2008.〕 and was buried in a country churchyard near Littlehampton, South Australia. ==Bibliography== ''John Dowie: A Life in the Round'', autobiography ed. Tracey Lock-Weir, Wakefield Press Adelaide ISBN 1-86254-550-2 File:J150W-statue-Dowie.jpg|Dowie by John Woffinden, 2006 File:J150W-statue-Dowie-text.jpg File:John_Dowie_grave_marker.JPG|Original grave marker File:J150W-statue-Oliphant.jpg|Mark Oliphant by Dowie File:OliphantHead.jpg File:J150W-statue-Florey-1.jpg|Lord Florey by Dowie File:J150W-statue-Florey-2.jpg File:John Dowie bust of Louis Laybourne Smith.jpg|Louis Laybourne Smith by Dowie File:J150W-statue-Napier.jpg|Mellis Napier by Dowie File:Kangaroo and Platypus Hemel Hempstead.jpg| Kangaroo and Platypus Bronze statues on an island in The Water Gardens, Hemel Hempstead, UK File:Robert Richard Torrens bust.jpg|Robert Torrens by Dowie 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Dowie (artist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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