Enid de Chair b. 1878

Also known as Lady de Chair, Lady De Chair
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, decorator, embroiderer and art patron. Resident of Sydney, NSW her patronage of modern art puts her among its earliest supporters in Australia.

Citations

  • Chair, Somerset de (1987), 'Letter to contributor 11 June 1987’.

  • Spencer, Gwen (November 1927), 'The mural painters of Turramurra’, Home, .

  • Edwards, Deborah (June 1993), 'De Maistre master of colour: Major Society gift’, Look, .

  • Foott, Bethia (1992), 'Ethel and the Governors’ General’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Johnson, Heather (1988), 'Roy de Maistre: The Australian Years 1894-1930’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Payter, Dora (1930), 'Lady de Chair’s farewell’, B.P. Magazine, (March-May 1930).

  • Singleton, Blanche (1 April 1924), 'The Governor’s lady’, Society.

  • Vandorian (1 February 1925), 'Glimpses of Government House’, Society.

  • Wilson, Rosalie (2 September 1928), 'A Chinese chandelier at Government House’, Sydney, NSW : Sydney Mail.

  • (1 February 1925), 'The Governor’s daughter’, Society.

  • (7 April 1926), '“Modern art has come to stay”. Lady de Chair’s views’, Sydney, NSW : Sydney Morning Herald.

  • Maistre, Roy de (1926), 'Letter to Basil Burdett and John Young’, Collection Mrs J. Campbell (n.d.).

  • 'Government House Visitors’ Book’, Sydney, NSW : State Library of New South Wales, Mitchell Library (manuscript *D181).

  • Information sourced from Chair, Somerset de.

  • Edwards, Deborah (1993), 'The Roy de Maistre Mural Room’, Sydney, NSW : Art Gallery of New South Wales catalogue.

  • Wilson, Rosalie (19 September 1928), 'Chinese furniture at Government House’, Sydney, NSW : Sydney Mail.

  • Chair, Enid de (1926), 'Letters to W.H. Ifould 21 December 1926 and 18 April 1930’, Sydney, NSW : State Library of New South Wales, Mitchell Library (manuscript Ad 86).

  • Information sourced from Lennon, Jane.

  • Maistre, Roy de (1926), 'Letter to John Young 22 January 1926’, Collection Mrs J. Campbell.

See also

  • 'Section 4, plate 171'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book