Bessie Davidson b. 1879

Also known as Bessie Ellen Davidson
  • Artist
Originally from Adelaide and a student and friend of Margaret Preston, Bessie Davidson was a very successful artist. She spent the majority of her life in France where she received much recognition for her work, most notably the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur for Art and Humanity in 1931.
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associate of
[Royal] South Australian Society of Arts
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associate of
New Salon
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associate of
Société Nationale des Indépendants
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associate of
Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts
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associate of
Société Nationale de Femmes Artistes Modernes
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Related events
  • Exhibition of French Art (exhibited at)
  • International Society exhibition (exhibited at)
  • International Society exhibition (exhibited at)
  • L'Exposition du Groupe Feminin (exhibited at)
  • (Joint exhibition with Rose McPherson [Margaret Preston]) (exhibited at)
  • South Australian Society of Arts, Annual & Federal exhibitions (exhibited at)
  • Colonial Pastime to Contemporary Profession: 150 years of Australian Women's Art (exhibited at)
  • In the Company of Women: 100 years of Australian women's art from the Cruthers collection (exhibited at)
  • Let's Face It (exhibited at)
  • South Australian Women Artists: paintings from the 1890s to the 1940s (exhibited at)
  • Women hold up half the sky (exhibited at)
  • Look, Look Again (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of French Art (exhibited at)
  • International Society exhibition (exhibited at)
  • International Society exhibition (exhibited at)
  • L'Exposition du Groupe Feminin (exhibited at)
  • (Joint exhibition with Rose McPherson [Margaret Preston]) (exhibited at)
  • South Australian Society of Arts, Annual & Federal exhibitions (exhibited at)
  • Colonial Pastime to Contemporary Profession: 150 years of Australian Women's Art (exhibited at)
  • In the Company of Women: 100 years of Australian women's art from the Cruthers collection (exhibited at)
  • Let's Face It (exhibited at)
  • South Australian Women Artists: paintings from the 1890s to the 1940s (exhibited at)
  • Women hold up half the sky (exhibited at)