Ruby Winckler b. 1886 Sydney, NSW

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator) , (Painter)
Ruby Winckler was a painter and illustrator who exhibited with the NSW Society of Artists. Winckler spent some time in America after accepting a commission to illustrate two books 'The Arabian Night's Entertainment' and S.S. Vanderbilt's 'Who's Who in the Land of Nod', both published in 1915 in Boston.
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Name
Ruby Winckler
Birth date
1886
Birth place
Sydney, NSW
Death date
1974
Death place
NSW
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Painter)
Residence
  • c.1910 North Steyne, Manly, NSW
  • c.1908- c.1918 Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1908- c.1918
Languages
  • English
Training
  • c.1908 Sydney Art School, Sydney, NSW
Is Indigenous
No
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions

painter and illustrator, was a student at Julian Ashton and Sydney Long’s Sydney Art School in 1908.

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Writers:
Callaway, Anita
Date written:
1995
Last updated:
1992
associate of
Sydney Long
1871
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Viola A. Quaife
1885
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Alice Hambidge
1869
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Julian Ashton
Artist
associate of
C. H. Percival
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Ernest Wunderlich
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
child of
Augustus R. Winckler
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
child of
Jessie L. Winckler
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Cecil Humphrey Percival
1891
Artist (Painter), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
attributed
associate of
[Royal] Queensland Art Society
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
New South Wales Society of Artists
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
New South Wales Society of Women Painters
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
(Young woman playing piano)
Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
(Prince in ring)
Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
(Old lady over cauldron)
Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
(Court scene)
Date
1916
Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW. Illustration.
(Cinderella)
Date
1909
Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW. Illustrations.
Collections
The Golden Age of Australian Fantasy : Children's book illustrations 1910-1950
1985
Exhibition (exhibited at)
S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW
New South Wales Society of Women Painters exhibition
1917- 1918
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Sydney, NSW
New South Wales Society of Artists exhibition
1916- 1918
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Sydney, NSW
Queensland Art Society exhibition
1913
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Brisbane, QLD
New South Wales Society of Women Painters exhibition
1910
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Sydney, NSW
Sydney Art School (1st exhibition)
December 1908
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Sydney, NSW
NSW Society of Artists (1st Melbourne exhibition)
October 1907
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Melbourne, VIC
New South Wales Society of Artists exhibition
1907- 1911
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Sydney, NSW
Recognitions
Third prize at Sydney Art School's first exhibition.
Award
Citations:
  • (c.1909), Cinderella
  • Vanderbilt, S. S., (1915), Who's Who in the Land of Nod, (Place: Boston, MA, USA)
  • (1915), The Arabian Night's Entertainment, (Place: Boston, MA, USA)
  • (1998), Collectors' List 71 'Watercolours and Drawings', (Place: Sydney, NSW : Josef Lebovic Gallery)
  • Holden, Robert, (1992), A Golden Age : Visions of Fantasy, (Place: Pymble, NSW : Angus & Robertson)
  • Turner, Ethel; & Stevens, Bertram (eds), (1916), The Australian Soldiers Gift Book, (Place: Sydney, NSW : Voluntary Workers' Association)
  • Lees, Stella; & Macintyre, Pam, (1993), The Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature, (Place: Melbourne, Vic : Oxford University Press)
  • (1997), Collectors' List 62A, (Place: Sydney, NSW : Josef Lebovic Gallery, cat.55)
  • Holden, Robert, (1985), The Golden Age of Australian Fantasy : Children's book illustrations 1910-1950, (Place: Sydney, NSW : S.H. Ervin Gallery)
  • Brown, Julie K.; & Maynard, Margaret, (1980), Fine Art Exhibitions in Brisbane 1884-1916, (Place: St Lucia, Qld : Fryer Library, University of Queensland)
  • Callaway, Anita, 'Ruby Winckler', (Place: in Heritage)