Maude Poynter b. 1869

Also known as Maud Poynter
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist
From an artistic family, Maude Poynter eventually made her way to England to study painting and pottery, returning to Australia at the end of the First World War, when she had worked as a volunteer. An imaginative potter, she was among the first to reference Aboriginal motifs in her work.
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See also

  • 'Bird Jug 1932, glazed earthenware 9.3 x 24 x 14 cm; inscr. base `Maude Poynter/Ratho/1932'. QVMAG. Photograph Brian Allison.'.
  • 'Section 11, plate 480', Heritage biography.
  • 'Maude Poynter in Her Studio at "Ratho", Bothwell, Tasmania.', Photograph from Tasmanian Mail 28 March 1935 (Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart); courtesy Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tasmania.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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