Dircksey Constance Cowan b. 1880

  • Artist (Painter)
Dircksey Constance Cowan was born in 1880. She was an amateur artist. Cowan's mother was Edith Cowan - noted feminist and the first woman parliamentarian in Australia. She was a founding member of the Western Australian Historical Society in 1926. Cowan exhibited her work in the 1900 'Paris Exposition' and at the 'Glasgow International Exhibition' in 1902.
Name
Dircksey Constance Cowan
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1880
Birth place
Perth, WA
Active Period
  • c.1897 - c.1930
Training
  • University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic
Initial Record Data Source
  • Western Australian artists, designers & makers (1829-1959)