Karna Marie Birmingham b. 3 December 1900

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Karna Marie Birmingham was an illustrator of children's books and arguably may have been more widely acknowledged if she had not contracted an eye disease in 1938 that limited her artistic career.
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Name
Karna Marie Birmingham
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Commercial artist (ANZSIC code: 6924) (Commercial artist Including work as a ticket writer & window dresser)
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8022)
Birth date
3 December 1900
Birth place
Mosman, Sydney, NSW
Death date
5 July 1987
Death place
Neutral Bay, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • 1914 - 1987
Residence
  • 3 December 1900 - 5 July 1987 Sydney, NSW
Training
  • 1914 - 1920 Julian Ashton's Sydney Art School, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions

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References [<ExternalResource: Mack, Louise (1924), 'Teens', Three editions: 1924, 1925, 1927. Illustrations.>, <ExternalResource: Mack, Amy (1924), 'Bushland Stories', Three edition: 1924, 1925, 1928. Illustrations.>, <ExternalResource: Mack, Amy, 'The Gum Leaf that Flew', Illustrations.>, <ExternalResource: Mack, Amy (1928), 'The Flower Fairies', Illustrations.>, <ExternalResource: Mack, Amy (1928), 'The Fantail's House', Illustrations.>, <ExternalResource: Mack, Amy (1923), 'Scribbling Sue', Sydney, NSW, ALSO: 1925. Illustrations.>, <ExternalResource: Birmingham, Karna Marie (1934), 'Skippety Songs', Sydney, NSW, Illustrations.>, <ExternalResource: Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art', Sydney, NSW, facsimile reprint 1980.>, <ExternalResource: Butler, Roger (1995), 'Sydney by Design', National Gallery of Art catalogue, Canberra, ACT, p.25 (illustration).>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch, Alan & McCulloch, Susan (1994), 'The Encyclopedia of Australian Art', St Leonards, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art', Sydney, NSW, facsimile reprint 1980.>, <ExternalResource: Muir, Marcie (1982), 'A History of Australian Childrens Book Illustration', Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Australian Bicentennial Authority.>, <ExternalResource: (1990), 'The Australian Historic Records Register', National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Eagle, Mary (1976), Interview and correspondence with Karna Birmingham, Aug-Sept.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Birmingham, Terry.>, <ExternalResource: Muir, Marcie (1992), 'Australian Children's Books: A Bibliography', Melbourne, Vic., vol. 1.>] [<ExternalResource: Mack, Louise (1924), 'Teens', Three editions: 1924, 1925, 1927. Illustrations.>, <ExternalResource: Mack, Amy (1924), 'Bushland Stories', Three edition: 1924, 1925, 1928. Illustrations.>, <ExternalResource: Mack, Amy, 'The Gum Leaf that Flew', Illustrations.>, <ExternalResource: Mack, Amy (1928), 'The Flower Fairies', Illustrations.>, <ExternalResource: Mack, Amy (1928), 'The Fantail's House', Illustrations.>, <ExternalResource: Mack, Amy (1923), 'Scribbling Sue', Sydney, NSW, ALSO: 1925. Illustrations.>, <ExternalResource: Birmingham, Karna Marie (1934), 'Skippety Songs', Sydney, NSW, Illustrations.>, <ExternalResource: Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art', Sydney, NSW, facsimile reprint 1980.>]