Elizabeth Lindsay Banks b. 1849

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
An educator who brought drawing classes into the curriculum under her charge. Banks was appointed infant mistress at the Public School on Riley St in Sydney's Surry Hills in 1866 and remained there for 15 years. She exhibited the work of her students at the 1887 Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition and the 1888 Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition, where it won prizes both times.
Name
Elizabeth Lindsay Banks
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Kindergarten teacher (ANZSIC code: 802)
Birth date
1849
Birth place
Scotland, UK
Death date
1 September 1933
Death place
'Avalon', Cremorne, Sydney, NSW
Death note
uncertain
Active Period
  • 1866 - 1917
Residence
  • c.1917 - c.1933 'Avalon', Cremorne, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1866 - c.1933 Sydney, NSW
Cultural Heritage
  • Scottish
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'