Helen L. Atkinson b. 1874

  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and designer who illustrated her brother E.J. Rupert Atkinson's book of poems, The Shrine of Desire, in 1906. The following year she won first prize for her poster design at the First Australian Exhibition of Women's Work in Melbourne.

Citations

  • Atkinson, E. J. Rupert (1906), 'The Shrine of Desire’, Melbourne: Melville & Mullen, Illustrations by Helen Atkinson.

  • Hansen, David (ed.) (1988), 'The Face of Australia’, ABA catalogue, Sydney, NSW.

  • 'Buda archives’, Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, Castlemaine, Vic.

See also

  • 'Heritage: section 1, plate 17'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book