Nell Turner Holden b. December 1892

  • Artist
Nell Turner Holden was a potter. An active member of the NSW Society of Arts & Crafts from 1928 until her death in 1980, Turner Holden also taught at the Society's pottery class at North Sydney.

Citations

  • Martin, Megan (2003), 'The significance of a studio – Nell Holden and The Chalet’, Australiana, Volume 25, Issue 1, February, pages 6-16, A sky blue wheel-thrown earthenware vase with simple carved slip decoration c. 1940 private collection, is on the cover of Australiana Feb.2003.

  • McFarlane, Nonie and Mackinolty, Judy (eds) (1991), 'A History of the Society of Arts & Crafts of New South Wales 1906-1991’, The Society of Arts & Crafts of NSW, Sydney, NSW, page 34, banksia man jug illustrated.

  • Butterfield, Nancy (1979), 'So great a change – the story of the Holden family in Australia’, Ure Smith, Sydney, 1979 (cited Martin).

  • Timms, Peter (1978), 'Australian pottery, 1900 to 1950’, Shepparton Arts Centre, Shepparton, Vic.

  • Society of Arts and Crafts of NSW Records, Archives Office of New South Wales, Sydney (AONSW) Kingswood Repository.

  • Holden, Nell, Scrapbooks, photo albums, correspondence etc in possession of Mrs Anne Cooke [daughter], (cited Martin).

  • Information sourced from Warren, Joy.

  • (1933), Daily Telegraph, December.

Initial data sources

  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'