Erica McGilchrist b. 1926

Also known as Erica Margaret McGilchrist
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Designer (Theatre / Film Designer),
  • Curator
A painter, illustrator, dancer and teacher - taught painting at Kew Mental Hospital, was significant in the women's movement, and has had over 40 solo exhibitions and several retrospectives.

Citations

  • Rollason, Timothy (1995), 'Erica McGilchrist Selected Works 1951-1995’, Catalogue, Caulfield Arts Complex, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Blackman, Barbara (1985), 'Erica Margaret McGilchrist (taped interview)’, Oral History Collection, National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT, May.

  • Kirby, Sandy, 'Erica McGilchrist folders’, Women’s Art Register, Carringbush Library, Melbourne, VIC.

  • James, Bruce (2001), 'Radio National’, February, 20.

  • (2001), 'Transcript of Radio National programme’, WAR Bulletin 32 (Spring), pages 17-18.

See also

  • 'The Airing Court (Kew Mental Hospital) 1954, oil on hardboard 87.5 x 157.5 cm. Artist's collection. Photograph Bernadette Burke'.
  • 'Death in Vietnam', Caulfield retrospective catalogue'.
  • 'Betrayal-Concentration Camp (1956) a surreal abstract landscape like Hicks and Tucker (i.e. Hester not only one doing this subject after the war). Aboriginal art murals see Joan Leyser, 'Movable Murals', Australian Home Beautiful, May 1954, 16-18', (cited Paula Furby PhD), University College, MU, p.131. Mural is still extant (1999) though McGilchrist would like it removed, according to Furby.
  • 'Goanna c.1960, gouache on card (Glenn R. Cooke col.) cited Baddeley cat. 26.'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book