Adrienne Parkes b. 1910 Woollahra, Sydney, NSW

Also known as:
  • Kitty Parkes (attributed name)
  • Mrs Guthrie (attributed name [sic])
  • The Pansy Artist
  • Mr Flower
  • Artist (Printmaker) , (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Early 20th century Sydney cartoonist, illustrator, printmaker and writer Parkes, the grandaughter of politician Henry Parkes, was a founding member of the Workers' Art Club in Sydney.
Talk | Version history | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 1995
Name
Adrienne Parkes
Also known as:
  • Kitty Parkes (attributed name)
  • Mrs Guthrie (attributed name [sic])
  • The Pansy Artist
  • Mr Flower
Birth date
1910
Birth place
Woollahra, Sydney, NSW
Death date
1943
Death place
Mosman, Sydney, NSW
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Residence
  • Melbourne, VIC
  • c.1928- c.1942 Woollahra, Sydney, NSW
Other Occupation
  • Writer
Active Period
  • 1928- 1943
Languages
  • English
Training
  • c.1928 Etching School of the Australian Painter-Etchers' Society, Sydney, NSW
Is Indigenous
No
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions

cartoonist, illustrator, printmaker and writer, was born in Woollahra, Sydney, daughter of Edith, née Morrissey, and Sydney Parkes, the second child of the second marriage of former NSW Premier Henry Parkes (to Eleanor).

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Writers:
Staff Writer
Date written:
1995
Last updated:
1992
associate of
Sydney Long
1871
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Adrian Feint
1894
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Printmaker), Designer (Graphic Designer)
associate of
Frank Beck
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Industrial / Product Designer), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Stan Clements
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
George Finey
1895
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Painter), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Clive Guthrie
Artist (Painter)
associate of
John Harvey
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Geoff Litchfield
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
McDonnell
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Maurice Cork
Designer (Graphic Designer), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Peter Gordon Fraser
1808
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Jack Gibson
1904
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
grandchild of
Sir Henry Parkes
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Thomas Friedensen
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
spouse of
Rodney B. D. Cooper
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
child of
Sydney Parkes
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
child of
née Morrissey Edith Parkes
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
grandchild of
Eleanor Parkes
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Jean Devanny
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Joan Bretton
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Hanni Wilson
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Bond
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Kenneth G. Murray
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Frank S. Greenop
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Wallace Young
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Alan Viney
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Anthony Ladd-Hudson
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
A. A. Murray
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
parent of
David Moline
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
grandparent of
Adrienne Moline
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
relative of
Carmen Moline
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
relative of
née Parkes Helen Webber
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
relative of
Alice Parkes
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Alice Parkes
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Ion Idriess
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Workers' Art Club, Sydney, NSW
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Australian Painter-Etchers' Society
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
The Church
Date
1934
The Fan
Date
1929
Old Model
Date
1929
Oriental Dancer
Date
1929
Collections
Artists and cartoonists in black and white
1999
Exhibition ()
S. H. Ervin Gallery, National Trust of Australia (NSW), Sydney, NSW
Art and Working Life
1984
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Australian Painter-Etchers' Society
1929
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Sydney, NSW
Citations:
  • Angeloro, David, (1995), Parkes, Adrienne, (Place: Heritage, The National Women's Art Book (ed. by Kerr, Joan), Craftsman House, Sydney, NSW, p.424)
  • Angeloro, David, Directory of Australian/NZ Painter-Etchers 1800-1940 (CD-ROM)
  • Kerr, Joan, (1999), Artists and Cartoonists in Black and White, (Place: Sydney, NSW : National Trust S. H. Ervin Gallery)
  • Worker's, (or Workers' Place: Sydney, NSW : Workers' Art Club)
  • (c.1935), Saga : A Protest in Linocut by Worker Artists, (Place: Sydney, NSW : Workers' Art Club)
  • Merewether, Charles, (1984), Art and Working Life, (Place: Sydney, NSW : Art Gallery of New South Wales catalogue)
See also:
  • Heritage: Chapter 6, plate 243