Bess Norriss Tait b. 17 May 1878

Also known as Elizabeth May Norriss Tait, Bess Norriss Tait
  • Artist (Painter)
A miniaturist and watercolourist. In London she was renowned for her miniatures and exhibited them at the New Salon in Paris and the Royal Academy in London.
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Jane Sutherland
1853
Artist (Painter)
associate of
L. Bernard Hall
1859
Artist (Painter)
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Yvonne Gregory
Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Queen Alexandra
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child of
Thomas Norriss
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associate of
George C. Williamson
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J. Pierpont Morgan
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F. Derwent Wood
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née Burton Lydia Russell
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Walter Westley Russell
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associate of
Samuel Cooper
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spouse of
Nevin Tait
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parent of
G. N. Tait
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associate of
Whistler
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associate of
Queen Mary
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May George
1878
Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Painter)
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Helen Dora Lempriere
1878
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Frederick McCubbin
1878
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)

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