Ethel Louise Spowers b. 1890

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and printmaker. Received art training in Melbourne, London, and Paris. Best known as for her fairy tale illustrations and linocuts.
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Citations

  • Coppel, Stephen (2002), 'Spowers, Ethel Louise (1890 – 1947)’, Melbourne, Vic : in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 16, [Ritchie, J. (ed.)], Melbourne University Press, pp 291-292.

  • Burke, Janine (1980), 'Australian Women Artists 1840-1940’, Collingwood, Vic.

  • Butler, Roger (1981), 'Melbourne Woodcuts and Linocuts of the 1920’s and 1930’s’, Ballarat, Vic : City of Ballaarat Fine Art Gallery catalogue.

  • Coppel, Stephen (1992), 'Claude Flight and his Followers’, Canberra, ACT : National Gallery of Australia catalogue.

  • Robert Holden (1992), 'A Golden Age: Visions of Fantasy’, Pymble, NSW.

  • McCulloch, Alan; & McCulloch, Susan (1994), 'The Encyclopedia of Australian Art’, St Leonards, NSW.

  • Burke, Janine (1993), 'The prints of Ethel Spowers and Eveline Syme’, Melbourne, Vic : Imprint part 1, 28/3 (winter 1993), part 2, 28/3 (spring 1993), 1-5.

  • (2000), 'Australian and International Fine Art’, Melbourne, Vic : Deutscher-Menzies 3-4 May 2000, cats 189-192.

  • (1996), 'The Age of Ex Libris : Bookplates from the Library’s Collection’, Melbourne, Vic : Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne (with short biography).

  • Butler, Roger; with Deutscher, C. (1978), 'A Survey of Australian Relief Prints 1900-1950’, Melbourne, Vic : exhibition cat.

  • Coppel, Stephen (1995), 'Linocuts of the Machine Age’, Aldershot, England, UK.

See also

  • 'Section 9, plate 380'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage with additions

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Related people
  • Waller, Christian (associate of)
  • Syme, Eveline Winifred (associate of)
  • Black, Dorrit (associate of)
  • Flett, James (associate of)
  • Thake, Eric (associate of)
  • Ward, Frederick (associate of)
  • Proctor, Thea (associate of)
  • Bell, George (associate of)
  • Westgarth, William (grandchild of)
  • Reynolds, Mary (associate of)
  • Christina, Annie (child of)
  • Spowers, William George Lucas (child of)
  • Noall, Dorothy (associate of)
  • Macnab, Iain (associate of)
  • Buzacott, Nutter (associate of)
  • Waller, Christian (associate of)
  • Syme, Eveline Winifred (associate of)
  • Black, Dorrit (associate of)
  • Flett, James (associate of)
  • Thake, Eric (associate of)
  • Ward, Frederick (associate of)
  • Proctor, Thea (associate of)
  • Bell, George (associate of)
  • Westgarth, William (grandchild of)
  • Reynolds, Mary (associate of)
  • Buzzacott, Nutter (associate of)
  • Christina, Annie (child of)
  • Spowers, William George Lucas (child of)
  • Noall, Dorothy (associate of)
  • Macnab, Iain (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Red Cross (associate of)
  • Victorian Artists' Society (associate of)
  • Arts and Crafts Society of Victoria (associate of)
  • Red Cross (associate of)
  • Victorian Artists' Society (associate of)
  • Arts and Crafts Society of Victoria (associate of)
Related works
  • The Story of the Red Cross (creator of)
  • The Junior Red Cross Works in Every Land (creator of)
  • Resting Models (creator of)
  • Women with Fans (creator of)
  • The Story of the Red Cross (creator of)
  • The Junior Red Cross Works in Every Land (creator of)
  • Resting Models (creator of)
  • Women with Fans (creator of)
Related collections
  • Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic (collected in)
  • Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • British Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, VIC (collected in)
  • Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla, VIC (collected in)
  • City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic (collected in)
  • Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • British Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, VIC (collected in)
  • Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla, VIC (collected in)
  • City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
Related events
  • The Age of Ex Libris: Bookplates from the Library's Collection (exhibited at)
  • Memorial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • [Solo exhibition] (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • The Age of Ex Libris: Bookplates from the Library's Collection (exhibited at)
  • Memorial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • [Solo exhibition] (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
Field Changes
Biography
Initial contributors
  • Kerr, JoanNote: Heritage biography.
  • Kerr, Joan Note: Heritage biography.