Sarah Martha Furphy b. 1878

Also known as Sarah Martha McCausland, Mattie Furphy
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Painter)
A painter and metalworker, Furphy was an outstanding student who won a Grand Prix at the 1908 Franco-British Exhibition in London while still a student. The metalwork of the 'tiny, corsetted Edwardian belle' is preserved in Tom Collins House at Swanbourne.

Citations

  • (1906), 'Perth Technical School Annual Reports’.

  • Erickson, Dorothy (2000), 'Art and Design in Western Australia: Perth Technical College 1900-2000’, Perth, WA.

  • Lang, Jean (1987), 'At the Toss of a Coin: Joseph Furphy the Western Link’, Perth, WA.

  • Williams, Justina (1973), 'Tom Collins and his House’, Perth, WA.

See also

  • 'Heritage: ADD section 4, plate 168'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book