Vera Blackburn b. 27 May 1911

Also known as Vera Bickerton Blackburn
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Printmaker Vera Blackburn was the daughter of artistically minded parents who encouraged her practice through lessons with Thea Proctor. World War Two, marriage and family life arrested her career until the 1980s, when she again took up printmaking.
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Name
Vera Blackburn
Also known as Vera Bickerton Blackburn
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Birth date
27 May 1911
Birth place
Sydney, NSW
Death date
14 August 1991
Death place
Kent, England, UK
Active Period
  • 1927 - 1991
Residence
  • c.1927- Europe
  • 1937 - 1991 England, UK
  • 1911 - 1937 Sydney, NSW
Training
  • 1937 - 1939 Westminster School of Art, London, England, UK
  • 1933 - 1937 Adelaide Perry Art School, Sydney, NSW
  • 1927 - 1932 Private lessons with Thea Proctor, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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