Clare Pitman b. 1905

Also known as Clare McMahon
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Clare Pitman (née McMahon) was a sculptor, ceramicist, painter, photographer, poet, pacifist, garden designer, horsewoman and sometime riding teacher. She studied painting and drawing at Julian Ashton's Sydney Art School. In the 1930s she went to England to study sculpture at the Chelsea School of Art.
Name
Clare Pitman
Also known as Clare McMahon
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Other Occupation
  • Military transport driver (ANZSIC code: 7600)
  • Riding teacher (ANZSIC code: 8211)
  • Garden designer (ANZSIC code: 6921)
  • Pacifist
  • Poet (ANZSIC code: 9002)
Birth date
1905
Birth place
Cowra, NSW
Death date
1990
Active Period
  • c.1930 - c.1980
Residence
  • Sydney, NSW
  • Queensland
  • England, UK
Training
  • Chelsea School of Art, Chelsea, London, England, UK
  • Julian Ashton's Sydney Art School, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book