▁Va iben ▁Sol omon ▁( 2 0 ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁– ▁), ▁a ▁cabinet maker , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Jess ie ▁Elizabeth ▁Sol omon , ▁n ée ▁Black ▁( 1 8 7 4 ▁– ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 1 ). ▁Va iben ▁Sol omon ▁( 1 8 0 2 – 1 8 6 0 ) ▁an ▁em an cip ist ▁transport ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁was ▁a ▁grand father . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁East ▁Sydney ▁Techn ical ▁College ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁School ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Nar ra be en , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁Rec ogn ition ▁He ▁won ▁a ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁trav elling ▁scholar ship ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁He ▁presented ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁to ▁H M ▁the ▁Queen ▁Mother ▁during ▁her ▁visit ▁to ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁W yn ne ▁Prize ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁for ▁January ▁We ather , ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁for ▁The ▁River ▁B end ▁Royal ▁Agricult ural ▁Society ▁E aster ▁Show ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁ ▁His ▁work ▁is ▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Gallery ▁of ▁Australia , ▁Can ber ra ▁and ▁several ▁State ▁gall eries . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁Jenn ings , ▁Edd i ▁and ▁Ben k endor ff , ▁Robin . ▁A ▁T ribute ▁to ▁L ance ▁Va iben ▁Sol omon