Myra Cocks b. 1893 Kensington, Sydney, NSW

Also known as Myra Glenroth Cocks
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator) , (Painter)
Painter and illustrator born in Kensington, Sydney (NSW). Resident of Sydney and England.
Talk | Version history | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 1995
Name
Myra Cocks
Also known as Myra Glenroth Cocks
Birth date
29 March 1893
Birth place
Kensington, Sydney, NSW
Death date
1940
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Painter)
Residence
  • 24 August 1931- 1940 56 Margaret Street, Randwick, Sydney, NSW
  • Cornwall, England, UK
  • Switzerland
  • France
  • Italy
  • 1926 Paris, France
  • 1925- 1926 England, UK
  • 29 March 1893- 1925 Kensington, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1920- c.1931
Languages
  • English
Training
  • c.1927- c.1929 Heatherley's, London, England, UK
  • c.1927- c.1929 J. Blair Leighton Design School, London, England, UK
  • c.1927- c.1929 Chelsea Polytechnic, London, England, UK
  • Slade, England, UK
  • 1920- 1924 Julian Ashton's Sydney Art School, Sydney, NSW
Is Indigenous
No
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

painter and illustrator, was born in Kensington, Sydney, on 29 March 1893, daughter of John William Cocks, a partner in a long-established family legal firm in Sydney.

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Writers:
Staff Writer
Date written:
1995
Last updated:
2011
associate of
Karna Marie Birmingham
1900
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Grace Crowley
1890
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Vida Lahey
1882
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Adrian Feint
1894
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Printmaker), Designer (Graphic Designer)
associate of
Arthur James Murch
1902
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Anne Dangar
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Julian Ashton
Artist
associate of
Henry Tonks
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Blake Florence Mofflin
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
child of
John William Cocks
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Florence Mofflin
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Edward Harvey
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Lord Hatherton
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Olive Crane
1895
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
(Self portrait)
(Interior view)
(Portrait of Lord Hatherton)
Life Class
Date
1924
The Fairies' Fiddler
Date
1921
The Fir Trees
Date
1921
Phantasy
Date
1921
Impromptu
Date
1921
The Reflection
Date
1921
Collections
  • , Private collection.
Archibald Prize
None
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Sydney, NSW
Younger Group of Australian Artists
1924
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Anthony Horderns Fine Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Exhibition of Paintings in Oil and Water Colours and Drawings in Black and White by Eleven Australian Women
June 1921
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Anthony Horderns Fine Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Citations:
  • Moore, Willaim, (September 1926), 'At home and abroad', (Place: Art in Australia, Volume 17, 3rd series)
  • [Family papers]
  • [Unidentified newspaper cuttings in family possession]
  • Moore, William, (October 1924), 'The younger group of Australian artists', (Place: Art in Australia, Volume 9, 3rd series)
See also:
  • Section 9, plate 386
  • Myra Cocks's Bookplate, ink drawing by Karna Birmingham (National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT).