Elizabeth Parsons b. 27 September 1831

Also known as Mrs George Parsons
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
English born painter, lithographer and art teacher who exhibited widely in London and Melbourne. A major posthumous exhibition of Parson's work was held at Decoration Galleries, Melbourne in 1920.

Citations

  • Colquhoun, Alex (10 December 1932), 'Australian artists of the past: Mrs. George Parsons’, Age,, cited Heffernan.

  • Heffernan, Maree (1974), 'Mrs. George Parsons’, V.A.S. August.

  • Perry, Peter (1975), 'Elizabeth Parsons 1831-1897’, Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum catalogue, Castlemaine, Vic.

  • Ambrus, Caroline (1984), 'The Ladies Picture Show’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Downer, Christine & Phipps, Jennifer (1985), 'Victorian Vision: 1834 Onwards’, National Gallery of Victoria catalogue, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Hammond, Victoria (1993), 'A Century of Australian Women Artists 1840s-1940s’, Deutscher Fine Art catalogue, Malvern (Vic.).

  • Thomas, Daniel (1976), 'Australian Art in the 1870s’, Art Gallery of New South Wales catalogue, Sydney, NSW.

  • (7 August 1878), Hobart, Tas.: Mercury.

  • Information sourced from: Parsons, Peter.

  • Ambrus, Caroline (1992), 'Australian Women Artists’, Woden (ACT).

  • Stilwell, G.T., information sourced from.

  • 'Joan Kerr Archive’, National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

See also

  • 'Heritage: section 1, plate 9'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book