Helen Marguerite Farmer b. 1888

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and etcher who studied under Sydney Long and was taught the intaglio printmaking technique by Sir Will Ashton. Regarded as one of the principal women etcher-painters during Australia's Golden Age of Etching (1920/1930).
Name
Helen Marguerite Farmer
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1888
Birth place
Sydney, NSW
Death date
3 April 1970
Death place
Bathurst, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1909 - c.1970
Residence
  • c.1930 - c.1970 Bathurst, NSW
  • 1913 - 1914 Europe
  • 1913 - 1914 United Kingdom
  • c.1888 - c.1930 Cremorne, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1888 - c.1930 Turramurra, Sydney, NSW
Training
  • Taught by Sir Will Ashton
  • c.1909 - c.1912 Taught by Sydney Long; Julian Ashton's Sydney Art School, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book