Dora Beatrice Serle b. 2 September 1875

Also known as Dora Hake, Dora Serle
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and china painter, Serle was active for over 70 years in Geelong and Melbourne though she studied briefly in England. She received most critical acclaim during the 1930s and 1940s and counted George Bell, Basil Burdett and Arnold Shore as being among her admirers.
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Name
Dora Beatrice Serle
Also known as:
  • Dora Hake
  • Dora Serle
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
2 September 1875
Birth place
South Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic
Death date
10 September 1968
Active Period
  • c.1899 - c.1967
Residence
  • c.1915 - c.1968 Hawthorn, Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1902 - c.1910 Geelong, Vic.
  • c.1902- England & Paris
  • 1895 - 1902 Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1875 - c.1890 South Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic.
Training
  • 1902 Newlyn, Land's End, Cornwall, England, UK
  • 1895 - 1902 National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1892 - c.1894 Heidelberg, Vic.
  • c.1890 Fairelight Girl's School, Melbourne, Vic.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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References [<ExternalResource: (1977), 'Dora Serle', Frankston, Vic : McClelland Gallery catalogue.>, <ExternalResource: Hammond, Victoria; & Peers, Juliet (1992), 'Completing the Picture', East Hawthorn, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Peers, Juliet (1993), 'More Than Just Gumtrees', Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Serle, Dora (1908), 'Student life at Newlyn', Victoria : V.A.S. (Victorian Artists' Society), 12-08.>, <ExternalResource: Serle, Geoffrey (1988), 'Percival Serle', Melbourne, Vic : in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 11, [Serle, G. (ed.)], Melbourne University Press.>, <ExternalResource: (1896), Melbourne, Vic. : Age, 01-28.>, <ExternalResource: (1896), Argus, 01-28.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Lane, Terence.>, <ExternalResource: Serle, Dora, 'Memoir', Written for Lina Bryans (copy).>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Clark, Jane.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Miley, Caroline.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Peers, Juliet.>]