Edith J. Bell Brown b. 1864

Also known as Edith Isabella Brown, Edith J. Brown, Edith Ball Brown, Miss E. I. Brown, Edith Bell Brown, Edith Bell Brown
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
A sketcher of early buildings, drawing teacher, she taught model drawing in Sydney in the early twentieth century.
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Sketcher, signed various pen and ink drawings at SLNSW: Old House at the corner of Bridge and Phillip Sts, Sydney (DG SSV1/13); Old Cottage in Elizabeth Street (DG SSV1/14); The Oldest House on the Rocks (DG SSV1/15). A watercolour by her is also in Rose Scott’s collection (ML PXB 190).

A drawing teacher, taught model drawing ('the most useful of all the elementary courses of drawing’) at day classes at the Dept of Art, Sydney Technical College, c.1909 [1894-1926 according to Mitchell Library records].

Also worked as a china painter, called 'Edith J [sic] Brown’, painted china etc. c.1913.

Presumably also the Miss E. Brown listed in Sands 1910-12.

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