Sheila McDonald b. 1902 St Mary's, Sydney, NSW

Also known as:
  • Sheila McDonald
  • Sheila Lethbridge Robinson
  • Sheila Leithbridge McDonald
  • Artist (Printmaker) , (Sculptor) , (Painter)
A versatile and committed artist, Sheila MacDonald was clearly an enthusiastic supporter of her fellow artists, having trained with some of the most notable early twentieth century artists.
Talk | Version history | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 1995
Name
Sheila McDonald
Also known as:
  • Sheila McDonald
  • Sheila Lethbridge Robinson
  • Sheila Leithbridge McDonald
Birth date
7 February 1902
Birth place
St Mary's, Sydney, NSW
Death date
12 March 1971
Death place
Picton, NSW
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Painter)
Residence
  • Sydney, NSW, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1927- c.1967
Languages
  • English
Training
  • East Sydney Technical College, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW
  • Joy Ewart's Art School, NSW
  • Julian Ashton's Sydney Art School, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1927 Taught by Sydney Long, Australian Painter-Etchers' Society Etching School, Sydney, NSW
  • Correspondence lessons in pen drawing from Norman Lindsay.
Is Indigenous
No
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

painter, sculptor and printmaker, was born on 7 February 1902 at St Mary’s, near Penrith, New South Wales.

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Writers:
Staff Writer
Date written:
1995
Last updated:
2011
associate of
Norman Lindsay
1879
Artist
associate of
Sydney Long
1871
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Lyndon Dadswell
Artist (Sculptor)
associate of
Joyce Vera Mary Ewart
1916
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Desiderius Orban
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Thomas Friedensen
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
spouse of
Darcy Robinson
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
child of
née Lethbridge Maude Ruth A. McDonald
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
child of
Duncan McDonald
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Ella Maggie Dwyer
1887
Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Helen Marguerite Farmer
1888
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Elsa Mary Lillian Russell
1909
Artist (Industrial / Product Designer), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Australian Painter-Etchers' Society, Sydney, NSW
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Painter-Etcher and Graphic Art Society of Australia, Sydney, NSW
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Women's Industrial Arts Society, Sydney, NSW
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Royal Agricultural Society of NSW, NSW
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Sydney Society of Women Painters, Sydney, NSW
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Royal Art Society of NSW, NSW
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Contemporary Art Society, NSW
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
Solitude
Autumn
Date
1957
Collections
Contemporary Art Society (NSW)
1952- 1956
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Sydney, NSW
Royal Art Society of NSW
1929
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Sydney, NSW
Recognitions
1967, Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales Prize, Sydney, NSW
1967
Award
Maitland Prize
1963
Award
Citations:
  • NSW Death Records : 54701/1971
  • NSW Marriage Records : 2708/1939; 4322/1899
  • NSW Birth Records : 16538/1902
  • Smith, Sydney Ure, (1969), Present Day Art in Australia, (Place: Sydney, NSW)
  • Pockley, Lesley, (June 1971), Sheila McDonald - An appreciation, (Place: Art and Australia 9/1)
  • McCulloch, Alan/ McCulloch, Susan, (1994), The Encyclopedia of Australian Art, (Place: St Leonards, NSW)
  • Craig, Edward, (1973), Australian Art Auction Records
See also:
  • IMAGES: Solitude n.d. (NGA, aquatint printed in green edn 30).
  • PORTRAIT newspaper photograph in front of painting by Valerie Croft, ill. Heritage.
  • Section 1: plate 35, (Heritage biography.)