Edna Walling b. 4 December 1896

  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist),
  • Artist (Photographer)
Early 20th Century landscape designer in the English tradition of Gertrude Jekyll and William Robinson. Walling wrote many articles for a range of magazines and newspapers, she published four books illustrated with her own photographs, garden plans and dra
Name
Edna Walling
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • journalist and writer (ANZSIC code: 9002) -
  • landscape designer (ANZSIC code: 6921) -
Birth date
4 December 1896
Birth place
Yorkshire, England, UK
Death date
8 August 1973
Arrival
  • 1914 (Melbourne, VIC)
Residence
  • c.1951 - The Barn, Bickleigh estate, Mooroolbark, Victoria
  • c.1967 - Buderim, Queensland
  • 1921 - 1951 'Sonning', Mooroolbark, Victoria (designed and built by Walling. Featured in her 1947 book 'Cottage and Garden in Australia'. )
  • 1911 - 1914 New Zealand
Training
  • 1916 - 1917 Burnley Horticultural College
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book