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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
Recognitions
References
12 references
associate of
Jane Sutherland
1853
Artist (Painter)
associate of
L. Bernard Hall
1859
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Yvonne Gregory
Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Queen Alexandra
Other occupation
child of
Thomas Norriss
Other occupation
associate of
George C. Williamson
Other occupation
associate of
J. Pierpont Morgan
Other occupation
associate of
F. Derwent Wood
Other occupation
associate of
née Burton Lydia Russell
Other occupation
associate of
Walter Westley Russell
Other occupation
associate of
Samuel Cooper
Other occupation
spouse of
Nevin Tait
Other occupation
parent of
G. N. Tait
Other occupation
associate of
Whistler
Other occupation
associate of
Queen Mary
Other occupation
associate of
May George
1878
Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Helen Dora Lempriere
1878
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Frederick McCubbin
1878
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)
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Updated Dec. 20, 2020
Created Jan. 1, 1995
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Past and Present. National Women's Art Exhibition 1995
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