Gladys Blaiberg b. 1882

  • Artist (Sculptor)
There is no evidence Gladys Blaiberg ever visited Australia, but her modelling work, which features caricatures of the Australian soldiers she met while volunteering at the Australian Forces canteen in London during WW1, is represented in Canberra and Hobart.

Citations

  • Hinchcliffe, Meredith (1984), 'Crafts of War’, Crafts Council Gallery catalogue, Canberra, ACT.

  • McAuslan, Jean & Clark, Julia (1989), 'Gladys Blaiberg: Wartime Caricaturist’, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery catalogue, Hobart, TAS.

  • (1910), Lady’s Realm, vol. 28.

  • Australian War Memorial, donor file no. 419/084/019.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book