Betty Paterson b. 1895 Melbourne, VIC

Also known as:
  • Elizabeth Deans Paterson
  • Betty Patterson
  • Elizabeth Paterson
  • Patterson
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator) , (Painter)
Mid 20th century Melbourne painter, cartoonist, violinist and singer. Sister of Esther Paterson.
Talk | Version history | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 1995
Name
Betty Paterson
Also known as:
  • Elizabeth Deans Paterson
  • Betty Patterson
  • Elizabeth Paterson
  • Patterson
Birth date
18 March 1895
Birth place
Melbourne, VIC
Death date
5 July 1970
Death place
Middle Park, Melbourne, VIC, Inveresk, Middle Park, Melbourne, VIC
Death note
Inveresk
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Painter)
Residence
  • c.1920 England, UK
  • c.1924- c.1970 Middle Park, Melbourne, VIC, Inveresk, Middle Park, Melbourne, VIC
Other Occupation
  • Singer
  • Violinist
Active Period
  • 1895- 1970
Languages
  • English
Training
  • Marshall Hall conservatorium, Melbourne, VIC
Is Indigenous
No
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions

painter, cartoonist, violinist and singer, was born in Melbourne on 18 March 1895, daughter of the artist Hugh Paterson and Elizabeth Leslie, née Deans, and younger sister of Esther Paterson .

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Writers:
Staff Writer
Date written:
1995
Last updated:
1992
associate of
Sir David Alexander Cecil Low
1891
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
child of
Hugh Paterson
Artist (Painter)
relative of
John Ford Paterson
1851
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Grace Burns
1883
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Syd Nicholls
1896
Artist (Painter), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Francis William Mahoney
1905
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Industrial / Product Designer), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Junior Harry Eyre
1908
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Aileen Small
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
child of
née Deans Elizabeth Leslie Paterson
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Ron Bennett
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
relative of
George Hermon Gill
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
parent of
Barbara Newman
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
spouse of
Albion Wiltshire
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
spouse of
Kenneth Newman
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Phoebe Healy
1877
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Doreen O'Neill
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
child of
Hugh Paterson
Artist (Painter)
sibling of
Esther Paterson
1892
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Esther Paterson
1892
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Aussie
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Bulletin
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
Compound Interest
No Cause for Anxiety - maid and mistress joke with dressed-up children - shown in 'Through children's eyes: an exhibition of fantasy and delight', Melbourne (SLV)
Date
1930
Collections
Artists and cartoonists in black and white
1999
Exhibition ()
S. H. Ervin Gallery, National Trust of Australia (NSW), Sydney, NSW
Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning
11 September 1964- 19 September 1964
Exhibition ()
Blaxland Gallery, Sydney, New South Wales
Through children's eyes: an exhibition of fantasy and delight
1930
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Melbourne, VIC
Recognitions
Medal of British Empire
1966
Award
for her charity work
Citations:
  • Pirani, Leila, (1946), The Princess of the Water-lilies, (Place: McKechnie, Melbourne, VIC)
  • (1934), Fatty Finn's Weekly, (Place: Sydney Newspapers Ltd, Sydney, NSW)
  • Aussie
  • (25 February 1959), Bulletin, (Place: Sydney, NSW)
  • Rafty, Tony with Mack, Brodie, (1964), Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning, (Place: Blaxland Gallery, September, Sydney, NSW)
  • Peers, Juliet, (1993), More Than Just Gum Trees, (Place: MSWPS, Melbourne, VIC)
  • Paterson, Betty, (1968), Betty Paterson's World of Babies, (Place: Melbourne, VIC)
  • O'Sullivan, Margaret, (1997), Australian Women Filmmakers, Cartoonists, and Photographers in the 1930s, the contexts in which they worked and the cultural themes they depicted, (Place: PhD thesis, Sydney University (History), Sydney, NSW)
  • Mills, Carol, (1987), Betty (Elizabeth Deans) Paterson (1894 [sic]-1970) and Esther Paterson (1892-1971), (Place: The Lu Rees Archives: Notes, Books and Authors 8, pages 14-22 (with bibliography of books illustrated by both sisters))
  • McVitty, Walter, (1989), Authors & Illustrators of Australian Children's Books, (Place: Sydney, NSW)
  • Ambrus, Caroline, (1984), The Ladies' Picture Show, (Place: Sydney, NSW)
  • Kerr, Joan, (1999), Artists and Cartoonists in Black and White, (Place: National Trust S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW)
  • Peers, Juliet, (1995), Betty and Esther Paterson, (Place: Heritage, J. Kerr, ed.)
See also:
  • Female smoking on bed and looking into mirror, with friend on edge of bed with face reflected in mirror - original gag "The doctor says I must lie up for a while."/ "Then isn't it dangerous to lie down?" Published 8 December 1928 ('Xmas - 2 cols') as The
  • Self portrait, Aussie 15 April 1925 (ill. Heritage)