Grace Evelyn Chapman b. 25 October 1888

  • Artist (Painter)
Painter born in Sydney, NSW. Resident of Australia and Europe her early work consisted mainly of portraits and figure subjects, which were praised by contemporaries for their harmonious colour sense.

Citations

  • Gray, Anne (1982), 'Australian women artists and the Great War’, Canberra, ACT : in Church, Julia; & Alder, Alison (eds), True Blue Grit.

  • (1979), 'Evelyn Chapman 1888-1961’, Sydney, NSW : Bloomfield Galleries catalogue.

  • (30 May 1920), Sunday Times.

See also

  • 'Section 10, plate 421'.
  • 'Evelyn Chapman Painting the Destroyed Church in Villers-Bretonneux 1919, photograph (Australian War Memorial).'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book