Muriel Mary Sutherland Binney b. 26 December 1873

Also known as Muriel Hasler
  • Designer (Graphic Designer),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
A painter, etcher and designer who exhibited both in Australia and abroad and who is thought to have lessons from Dattilo Rubbo. Binney was also an award-winning inventor whose creations included a leg prosthesis and a portable shoe-stand. A regular international traveller, she spent time in London, Paris and Russia.

Citations

  • Ramsay, Marjorie (1930), 'Feminine ingenuity: Sydney woman invents shoe case and body brace’, from an unsourced newspaper article (from the family’s collection).

  • (1907), Sydney Mail, 09-18.

  • (1908), The Times (London), 07-03.

  • (1907), Town and Country Journal, 06-05.

  • (1907), 'Register of Artistic Copyright’, Australian Archives A1861/1, item 209.

  • Information sourced from Fripp, Ann.

  • (1907), 'First Australian Exhibition of Women’s Work’, Melbourne, Oct-Nov.

  • (1909), 'Reports of the Executive Commissioner and Commissioners of New South Wales at the Franco-British Exhibition’, Sydney, NSW.

  • (1909), 'Register of Copyrights’, Commonwealth of Australia, September.

See also

  • 'Heritage: section 1, plate 25'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage with additions