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Rischbieth, Bessie Mabel, b. 1874
An early activist for womens' rights, a theosophist and life long feminist, Bessie Mabel Rischbieth was a well known figure in Perth. Her early training ...
O'Connor, Kate, b. 1876
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Mort, Eirene, b. 1879
Designer and craftworker, Sydney, NSW, she was a prolific designer of textiles and various Applied Arts, often featuring Australian floral motifs, and was well known ...
Leviny, Hilda, b. 1883
Artist,woodcarver, embroiderer and college house matron. The youngest of the Leviny sisters.
Hardess, Catherine, b. 1889
Fabric designer, she worked in collaboration with Mollie Grove. Together they established a business and from 1940 until the early 1960s, they worked as artist-craftswomen ...
Owen, Gladys Mary, b. 1889
Painter and printmaker who led an active life exhibiting, travelling, writing, radio presenting and programming for the ABC ("Women's Session" Talks editor), public speaking and ...
Field, Florence Roma, b. 1891
An accomplished self-taught embroiderer, Field experimented with different stitches and materials and also mastered traditional European embroidery skills. A lifelong member of the Embroiderers Guild ...
Harris, Mary Packer, b. 1891
Painter, printmaker, designer and embroiderer, she also wrote and published books on art and Quaker philosophy. She taught at the South Australian School of Arts ...
Kettle, Louisa Maude, b. 1893
Maude Kettle lived and worked in Tasmania. She began making hooked rugs in the late 1930s and continued until the mid-1970s, mostly in geometric designs.
Wright, Elsie, b. 1898
Needleworker of Nambour, Qld, exhibited needlework and handicrafts from the 1920s to the 1970s at agricultural shows and Country Women's Association competitions throughout Australia. She ...
Broadhurst, Florence, b. 1899
Acclaimed singer, dancer, actress, artist and designer. Broadhurst was most well known for her vibrant wall-paper designs which were sought after in Australia and internationally ...
Ainsworth, Ruth Drummond, b. 1900
A painter, printmaker, potter, weaver and art teacher. Ainsworth travelled to Europe in the 1920s where she was inspired by the influences of cubism, surrealism ...
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Benporath, Norma, b. 1900
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Murch, Arthur James, b. 1902
Painter and sculptor, assistant to George Lambert, and in World War II the War artist who captured images of the bombed city of Darwin. Later ...
Annand, Douglas, b. 1903
One of Australia's best known graphic and poster artists, Douglas Annand also had a distinguished career as a camouflage artist during the Second World War. ...
Crockford, Myrtle, b. 1905
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Pyke, Guelda Esther Leah, b. 1905
Australian ceramist, jewellery and fashion designer who, after visits to Bali and training with George Bell, took up painting in the 1950s and worked in ...
Taylor, Violet, b. 1905
Wildflower painter and embroiderer. The family hold a number of pieces of her work and these range from oil and watercolour paintings of wildflowers, china ...
Afford, Thelma, b. 1908
Costume designer, performer, actor and fashion journalist with a practice from Broken Hill, Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne. She also designed costumes for early Australian TV ...
Kingston, Amie, b. 1908
Mid 20th century painter, printmaker, theatrical designer and art teacher. Textile prints commissioned by Marion Hall Best ca.1942 are known. Amy Kingston worked prolifically in ...