Clara Southern b. 3 October 1860

Also known as Panther, Mrs John Flinn
  • Artist (Painter)
Clara Southern, painter, studied at the National Gallery of Victoria's Art Schools in 1883-87 under Frederick McCubbin and George Folingsby. Fellow students included Josephine Muntz-Adams, Jane Sutherland, A.M.E. Vale, Emanuel Phillips Fox and Arthur Streeton. Nicknamed 'Panther' for her lithe beauty, Clara Southern was admitted in 1886 as one of the early women members of the students' Buonarotti
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associate of
Arthur Streeton
1867
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Walter Withers
1854
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Penleigh Boyd
1890
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Harold Herbert
1892
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Violet Teague
1872
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Jane Price
1860
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Frank R. Crozier
1883
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Emanuel Phillips Fox
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Una Teague
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associate of
Isabel Hunter Tweddle
Other occupation
associate of
G.F. Folingsby
1828
Artist (Painter)
spouse of
John Flinn
Other occupation
child of
John Southern
Other occupation
associate of
Mme Berthe Mouchette
Other occupation
associate of
Josephine Muntz-Adams
Artist
associate of
A. M. E. Vale
Other occupation
child of
née Elliott Jane Southern
Other occupation
associate of
Frederick McCubbin
1860
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Minnie Louise Moore
1860
Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Berthe Julie Lucie Mouchette
1860
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Ada Plante
1860
Artist (Painter)
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Alternative names
  • Panther
  • Mrs John Flinn
  • Panther
  • Mrs John Flinn
Related people
  • Streeton, Arthur (associate of)
  • Withers, Walter (associate of)
  • Boyd, Penleigh (associate of)
  • Herbert, Harold (associate of)
  • Teague, Violet (associate of)
  • Price, Jane (associate of)
  • Crozier, Frank R. (associate of)
  • McCubbin, Frederick (associate of)
  • Wheeler, Charles (associate of)
  • Sweatman, Jo (associate of)
  • Fox, Emanuel Phillips (associate of)
  • Teague, Una (associate of)
  • Tweddle, Isabel Hunter (associate of)
  • Folingsby, G.F. (associate of)
  • Flinn, John (spouse of)
  • Southern, John (child of)
  • Mouchette, Berthe (associate of)
  • Muntz-Adams, Josephine (associate of)
  • Vale, A. M. E. (associate of)
  • Southern, Jane (child of)
  • Streeton, Arthur (associate of)
  • Withers, Walter (associate of)
  • Boyd, Penleigh (associate of)
  • Herbert, Harold (associate of)
  • Teague, Violet (associate of)
  • Price, Jane (associate of)
  • Crozier, Frank R. (associate of)
  • McCubbin, Frederick (associate of)
  • Wheeler, Charles (associate of)
  • Sweatman, Jo (associate of)
  • Fox, Emanuel Phillips (associate of)
  • Teague, Una (associate of)
  • Tweddle, Isabel Hunter (associate of)
  • Folingsby, G.F. (associate of)
  • Flinn, John (spouse of)
  • Southern, John (child of)
  • Mouchette, Berthe (associate of)
  • Muntz-Adams, Josephine (associate of)
  • Vale, A. M. E. (associate of)
  • Southern, Jane (child of)
Related person groups
  • Victorian Artists' Society (associate of)
  • Australian Art Association (associate of)
  • Buonarotti Society (associate of)
  • Lyceum Club (associate of)
  • Eaglemont artists' camps (associate of)
  • Heidelberg artists (associate of)
  • Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors (associate of)
  • Annie May and Mina Moore (associate of)
  • Victorian Artists' Society (associate of)
  • Australian Art Association (associate of)
  • Buonarotti Society (associate of)
  • Lyceum Club (associate of)
  • Eaglemont artists' camps (associate of)
  • Heidelberg artists (associate of)
  • Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors (associate of)
Related collections
  • City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • First woman to serve on the committee of the Australian Art Association. (received)
  • First woman member of the Australian Art Association. (received)
  • Admitted as one of the early women members of the National Gallery of Victoria's art students' Buonarotti Society. (received)
  • First woman to serve on the committee of the Australian Art Association. (received)
  • First woman member of the Australian Art Association. (received)
  • Admitted as one of the early women members of the National Gallery of Victoria's art students' Buonarotti Society. (received)
Related events
  • Artists' Bushfire Relief Fund Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition in aid of the Hermannsburg Water Supply in Central Australia (exhibited at)
  • Australian Art Association Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Australian Art Association Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Australian Art Association Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Australian Art Association Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • First Australian Women's Work Exhibition (None)
  • Victorian Artists' Society (exhibited at)
  • Artists' Bushfire Relief Fund Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition in aid of the Hermannsburg Water Supply in Central Australia (exhibited at)
  • Australian Art Association Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Australian Art Association Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Australian Art Association Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Australian Art Association Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • First Australian Women's Work Exhibition (None)
  • Victorian Artists' Society (exhibited at)
Field Changes
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Date modified April 10, 2011, 9:31 p.m. April 10, 2011, 9:31 p.m.