Mary Edwards b. 1894

Also known as Mary Edwell-Burke, Mary Edwell Burke, Maisie Edwards, Mary E. Burke
  • Artist
A painter and carver, Edwards has been remembered largely for her adversarial role in the Dobell trial of 1944. A flamboyant figure she lived later in Fiji and denied her earlier Australian 'Mary Edwards' work.
Name
Mary Edwards
Also known as:
  • Mary Edwell-Burke
  • Mary Edwell Burke
  • Maisie Edwards (attributed)
  • Mary E. Burke (attributed)
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist
Birth date
1894
Death date
c.19 January 1988
Death place
Fiji
Burial place
Nasinu Cemetery (grave no. ND 236), Fiji
Active Period
  • c.1925 - c.1985
Residence
  • c.1936- Katoomba, NSW
  • c.1945 - c.1988 Fiji
  • c.1894 - c.1945 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1925 Paris, France
Training
  • c.1925 Colarossi's, Paris, France
  • c.1920 - c.1925 East Sydney Technical College, Darlinghurst, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book