Florence Gertrude Rushton b. 1884

  • Artist (Sculptor)
We can only infer that without the demands of husband and children she, like many other women of her generation, was drawn to the potentially satisfying and challenging possibilities of creative endeavour, perhaps as a temporary diversion from an otherwise routine middle-class existence.
Name
Florence Gertrude Rushton
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Birth date
1884
Birth place
Kingston SE, South Australia
Death date
11 January 1957
Death place
Dulwich, Adelaide, South Australia
Active Period
  • 1910 - 1915
Residence
  • c.1906- Adelaide, SA
Training
  • c.1910 - c.1915 School of Design, Adelaide, SA
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book