Bessie Davidson b. 1879

Also known as Bessie Ellen Davidson
  • Artist
Originally from Adelaide and a student and friend of Margaret Preston, Bessie Davidson was a very successful artist. She spent the majority of her life in France where she received much recognition for her work, most notably the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur for Art and Humanity in 1931.
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Name
Bessie Davidson
Also known as Bessie Ellen Davidson
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist
Other Occupation
  • Nurse, Red Cross, World War I (ANZSIC code: 8511)
Birth date
1879
Birth place
Adelaide, SA
Death date
22 February 1965
Death place
France
Burial place
Saint-Saens, Seine-Maritime, near Rouen, Normandy, France
Active Period
  • 1899 - 1965
Residence
  • 1945 - 22 February 1965 Montparnasse, Paris, France
  • c.1939 - c.1945 Grenoble, France
  • c.1939 - c.1945 Normandy, France
  • 1914 - 1938 Paris, France
  • 1914 Adelaide, SA
  • 1910 - 1914 Paris, France
  • December 1906 - 1910 Adelaide, SA
  • November 1904 - December 1906 Paris, France
  • 1904 - November 1904 Munich, Germany
  • 1879 - 2 July 1904 Adelaide, SA
Training
  • 1904 Künstlerinner Verein, Munich, Germany
  • c.1904 Académie de la Grande Chaumiére, Paris, France
  • 1899 Rose McPherson (Margaret Preston), Adelaide, SA
Cultural Heritage
  • Scottish
Languages
  • French
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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  • Exhibition of French Art (exhibited at)
  • International Society exhibition (exhibited at)
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  • L'Exposition du Groupe Feminin (exhibited at)
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  • South Australian Society of Arts, Annual & Federal exhibitions (exhibited at)
  • Colonial Pastime to Contemporary Profession: 150 years of Australian Women's Art (exhibited at)
  • In the Company of Women: 100 years of Australian women's art from the Cruthers collection (exhibited at)
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  • South Australian Women Artists: paintings from the 1890s to the 1940s (exhibited at)
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  • Look, Look Again (exhibited at)
  • Modern Australian Women: paintings and prints 1925-1945 (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of French Art (exhibited at)
  • International Society exhibition (exhibited at)
  • International Society exhibition (exhibited at)
  • L'Exposition du Groupe Feminin (exhibited at)
  • (Joint exhibition with Rose McPherson [Margaret Preston]) (exhibited at)
  • South Australian Society of Arts, Annual & Federal exhibitions (exhibited at)
  • Colonial Pastime to Contemporary Profession: 150 years of Australian Women's Art (exhibited at)
  • In the Company of Women: 100 years of Australian women's art from the Cruthers collection (exhibited at)
  • Let's Face It (exhibited at)
  • South Australian Women Artists: paintings from the 1890s to the 1940s (exhibited at)
  • Women hold up half the sky (exhibited at)
  • Look, Look Again (exhibited at)