Esther Paterson b. 5 February 1892

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
Mid 20th century Melbourne cartoonist, painter and commercial artist. Sister of fellow artist Betty Paterson.

Citations

  • Gill, Hermon (1962), 'Suburban Souvenir’.

  • de Berg, Hazel (1971), 'Interview with Esther Paterson’, National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT, 06-26, makes no reference to her cartooning career, acc. Peers, but tells story about her cartoons being pirated in London.

  • Eisenberg, Joseph (May 2001), 'Esther Paterson – A Creative Life’, New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW, .

  • Tom Frame (2006), 'Paterson, Esther (1892-1971)’, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT.

    http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/paterson-esther-10701/text18233

  • State Library of Victoria (2012), 'Esther Paterson : Australian Art and Artists file’, Melbourne, Vic.

    http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?dscnt=1&docId=SLV_VOYAGER1081216&vid=MAIN&fromLogin=true

  • The Age (1971), 'Artist Esther Paterson dies’, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Alan McCulloch (9 October 1945), 'Women Painters’ Exhibition’.

  • The Advertiser, Adelaide (26 November 1930), '‘Table Talk Annual’’.

  • The Argus, Melbourne (25 March 1915), '‘Pictures and Posters’’.

  • The Argus, Melbourne (18 October 1949), '‘Women Painters’’.

  • The Argus, Melbourne (16 January 1950), '‘Melbourne Artist Now FRSA’’.

  • The Argus, Melbourne (15 February 1927), '‘Art Exhibitions: Two Opening To-day’’.

  • Harold B. Herbert (5 October 1943), ''Art Shows’’.

  • The Sydney Morning Herald (15 January 1927), '‘Three Fine Portraits Entered for the Archibald Prize’’.

  • The Argus, Melbourne (30 April 1955), ''Pictures Sir Dallas fell in love with!’’.

  • The West Australian (2 December 1929), '‘Australian Art: Comparisons Made Abroad’’.

  • Peers, Juliet (1995), 'Betty and Esther Paterson’, Heritage, Kerr, J., ed.

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

  • Johnson, Joseph (1994), 'Laughter and the Love of Friends – A Centenary History of the Melbourne Savage Club 1894-1994 and A History of the Yorick Club 1868-1966’, Melbourne Savage Club, Melbourne, VIC.

  • McVitty, Walter (1989), 'Authors & Illustrators of Australian Children’s Books’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Mills, Carol (1987), 'Betty (Elizabeth Deans) Paterson (1894-1970) and Esther Paterson (1892-1971)’, The Lu Rees Archives: Notes, Books and Authors, 8.

  • Peers, Juliet (1993), 'More Than Just Gum Trees’, Melbourne, VIC.

  • Thomas, Rebecca (1995), 'The Work of Art’, National Women’s Art Exhibition, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, Sydney, NSW.

  • Kerr, Joan (1999), 'Artists and Cartoonists in Black and White’, National Trust S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW.

  • Kerridge, Barbara (2003), 'public lecture’, Manly Art Gallery, Manly, NSW, 05-11.

  • 'Paterson Papers’, National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

  • Lindsay, Joan (1985), 'Student Days’, Melbourne, VIC : Overland 98, April, p 62.

  • Melbourne, VIC : Women’s National League Journal.

  • Melbourne, VIC : Woman.

  • (1918), 'Melbourne Chatter’, Sydney, NSW : Bulletin, 11-28.

  • (1922), 'Yearbook of Victorian Art’, Melbourne, VIC, p 31.

  • Aussie.

  • (1931), Australian Journal, 12-01.

  • Lindesay, Vane (1979), 'The inked-in image – a social and historical survey of Australian comic art’, Hutchinson of Australia, Richmond, VIC, p 22.

See also

Initial data sources

  • Heritage with additions