Life Summary - James Montgomery Cant - Australian Dictionary of Biography

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Cant, James Montgomery (1911–1982)

	Cant, James Montgomery (1911–1982)
Born	27 November, 1911 Elsternwick, Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Died	26 June, 1982 (aged 70) Fullarton, Adelaide , South Australia , Australia
Cultural Heritage	English
Religious Influence	Uniting
Related Entries [View as tree]	Chapman, Dora Cecil (wife) Missingham, Harold (associate) Ashton, Julian Rossi (teacher)
Occupation*	painter (1934-1939) Overseas sculptor (1934-1939) Overseas painter (1939-1949) New South Wales, Australia communist (1945-1949) New South Wales, Australia communist (1949-1955) Overseas painter (1949-1955) Overseas streetscape artist (1949-1955) Overseas surrealist artist (1949-1955) Overseas communist (1955-1970) South Australia, Australia landscape artist (1955-1970) South Australia, Australia painter (1955-1970) South Australia, Australia surrealist artist (1955-1970) South Australia, Australia

* Dates are approximate