Nell Wilson b. 1901

  • Artist (Painter)
Nell Wilson was a painter, commercial artist and art teacher. She was one of the Australia's most sought-after commercial illustrators in the late 1930s-40s. Wilson made advertisements for Trans Australian Airlines, Cadbury Chocolates and Shell, amongst others.
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Name
Nell Wilson
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • art teacher
  • commercial artist
Birth date
1901
Birth place
Flemington, Melbourne, Victoria
Death date
1985
Active Period
  • c.1925 - c.1965
Residence
  • Melbourne, Victoria
  • 1955 - 1956 Sydney, New South Wales
  • 1952 - 1955 London, England, UK
  • Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, New South Wales
  • London, England, UK
  • Victoria
Training
  • 1951 - 1952 Art Students League, New York, NY, USA
  • 1933 - 1935 St Martin's, London, England, UK
  • Central School of Arts and Crafts, London, England, UK
  • 1925 - 1926 Melbourne Technical College, Victoria
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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Related stub people
  • Wilson, Richard (child of)
  • Miller, Lyndon (associate of)
  • Gould, Strom (spouse of)
  • Thompson, J. Walter (associate of)
  • Patterson, George (associate of)
  • White, Harold (Sir) (associate of)
  • Wilson, Elizabeth (sibling of)
Related stub person groups
  • Brockhurst Studios (associate of)
  • Paris Salon (associate of)
  • Royal Academy (associate of)
  • Australian Commercial and Industrial Artists Association (ACIAA) (associate of)
  • New York Society of Illustrators (associate of)
Related people
  • Collings, Geoffrey (associate of)
  • Collings, Dahl (associate of)
Related collections
  • Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Australian Commercial and Industrial Artists Association (received)
  • sponsored to study at the Art Students League in New York (received)
Related events
  • Royal Academy (exhibited at)
  • Salon (exhibited at)