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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Name
Bess Norriss Tait
Also known as:
  • Elizabeth May Norriss Tait
  • Bess Norriss Tait
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
17 May 1878
Birth place
Melbourne, Vic.
Death date
1939
Active Period
  • c.1888 - c.1939
Residence
  • c.1911 - c.1939 Chelsea, London, England, UK
  • c.1909- South Africa
  • 1910 - 1911 Australia
  • December 1905 - 1909 London, England, UK
  • 1878 - December 1905 Melbourne, Vic.
Training
  • Slade School, London, England, UK
  • 1897 - 1901 Melbourne National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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Alternative names
  • Elizabeth May Norriss Tait
  • Bess Norriss Tait
  • Elizabeth May Norriss Tait
  • Bess Norriss Tait
Related people
  • Sutherland, Jane (associate of)
  • Hall, L. Bernard (associate of)
  • Gregory, Yvonne (associate of)
  • McCubbin, Frederick (associate of)
  • Alexandra, (associate of)
  • Norriss, Thomas (child of)
  • Williamson, George C. (associate of)
  • Morgan, J. Pierpont (associate of)
  • Wood, F. Derwent (associate of)
  • Russell, Lydia (associate of)
  • Russell, Walter Westley (associate of)
  • Cooper, Samuel (associate of)
  • Tait, Nevin (spouse of)
  • Tait, G. N. (parent of)
  • Whistler, (associate of)
  • Mary, (associate of)
  • Sutherland, Jane (associate of)
  • Hall, L. Bernard (associate of)
  • Gregory, Yvonne (associate of)
  • McCubbin, Frederick (associate of)
  • Alexandra, (associate of)
  • Norriss, Thomas (child of)
  • Williamson, George C. (associate of)
  • Morgan, J. Pierpont (associate of)
  • Wood, F. Derwent (associate of)
  • Russell, Lydia (associate of)
  • Russell, Walter Westley (associate of)
  • Cooper, Samuel (associate of)
  • Russell, Lydia (associate of)
  • Tait, Nevin (spouse of)
  • Tait, G. N. (parent of)
  • Whistler, (associate of)
  • Mary, (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Royal Society of Miniature Painters, London (associate of)
  • British Water Colour Society (associate of)
  • Royal Society of Miniature Painters, London (associate of)
  • British Water Colour Society (associate of)
Related works
  • The Brown Hat (creator of)
  • Lydia (Mrs Russell of Chelsea) (creator of)
  • The Brown Hat (creator of)
  • Lydia (Mrs Russell of Chelsea) (creator of)
Related collections
  • Toronto Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada (collected in)
  • Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, England, UK (collected in)
  • Royal Collection, Windsor Castle, England, UK (collected in)
  • Tate Gallery, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • National Portrait Gallery, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Toronto Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada (collected in)
  • Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, England, UK (collected in)
  • Royal Collection, Windsor Castle, England, UK (collected in)
  • Tate Gallery, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • National Portrait Gallery, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related events
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • New Salon (exhibited at)
  • Royal Academy of Art (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • New Salon (exhibited at)
  • Royal Academy of Art (exhibited at)
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Date modified April 10, 2011, 10:07 p.m. April 10, 2011, 10:07 p.m.