Annie Dorrington

Also known as A. Dorrington, Annie Whistler
  • Artist (Painter)
Annie Dorrington (née Whistler) was a flower painter and designer. She was the only woman among the five winners (out of 32,823 entrants), who shared the £200 first prize for the design of the Australian flag first flown in 1901. She had six sisters. Their mother did not want her daughters to marry 'wild colonial boys', but Annie would defy her.
exhibited at
Wildflowers in Art
Date
1991
Place
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
Type
Exhibition
Franco-British Exhibition of Science, Arts and Industries, London
Date
14 May 1908 - 31 October 1908
Place
Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK
Description

the Franco-British Exhibition of Science, Arts and Industries, London was held in 1908. Australia was represented with a “dedicated stand-along pavilion” with sections assigned to each state.

artists included:
Stephen Spurling III
W.G. Piguenit
Harriet Halligan
Anne Dorrington
Percy Stanway-Tapp
Sarah Furphy
Tom Roberts
Bertram Mackennal
Charles Hoffbauer
Theodora Cowan
Suzanne Gether
Muriel Binney
Elizabeth Williamson
Alfred East
Frances Hodgkins
Thea Proctor

Type
Exhibition
Tags
1908 Franco-British Exhibition
exhibited at
Franco British Exhibition
Date
1908
Place
London, England, UK
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
St Louis International Exhibition
Date
1904
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Glasgow International Exhibition
Date
1902
Place
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
[exhibition]
Date
1902
Place
West Australian Society of Arts, WA
Type
Exhibition
Note
also in 1906
exhibited at
Paris Exposition Internationale
Date
1900
Place
Paris, France
Type
Exhibition