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Bess Norriss Tait b. 17 May 1878

Also known as Elizabeth May Norriss Tait, Bess Norriss Tait
  • Artist (Painter)
A miniaturist and watercolourist. In London she was renowned for her miniatures and exhibited them at the New Salon in Paris and the Royal Academy in London.
  • Biographical Data b. 17 May 1878 Melbourne, Vic.
  • Biography 1 biography
  • Associates 18 people
  • Groups 2 groups
  • Works 2 works
  • Exhibitions 6 exhibitions
  • Collections 7 collections
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  • References 12 references
  • Toronto Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada
  • Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, England, UK
  • Royal Collection, Windsor Castle, England, UK
  • Tate Gallery, London, England, UK
  • National Portrait Gallery, London, England, UK
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Description

    The Art Gallery of New South Wales began in the 1870s as an aspect of the Academy of Art. Later it became known as the National Art Gallery of NSW. This name persisted beyond Federation in 1901. It was given its present name in 1958.
    It remains the principal collecting and exhibiting body in NSW and is governed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act of 1980.

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    https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
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Updated Dec. 20, 2020
Created Jan. 1, 1995
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