Phyllis Sykes Shillito b. 1895 Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK

Also known as Phyllis Shillito
  • Artist (Painter)
Mid 20th century Sydney-based designer and painter
Talk | Version history | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 1996
Name
Phyllis Sykes Shillito
Also known as Phyllis Shillito
Birth date
28 April 1895
Birth place
Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK
Death date
13 March 1980
Death place
Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Designer
Arrival
  • 1923
Active Period
  • c.1930- c.1980
Languages
  • English
Is Indigenous
No
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

Designer and painter

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Writers:
Staff Writer
Date written:
1996
Last updated:
2007
associate of
Barbara Abbott
1928
Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
associate of
Alexandra Agnes Nance Mackenzie
1912
Artist (Industrial / Product Designer), Artist (Printmaker), Designer
associate of
Ethleen Mary Palmer
1906
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Muriel Shaw
1911
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter), Artist (Ceramist)
Collections
Citations:
  • Kerr, Joan, [Joan Kerr Archive], (Place: Canberra, ACT : National Library of Australia)
  • Kent, Christopher J., (2002), 'Shillito, Phyllis Sykes (1895 - 1980)', (Place: Melbourne, Vic : Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 16, Melbourne University Press, pp 235-236.)