Eirene Mort b. 1879

  • Designer ,
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Designer and craftworker, Sydney, NSW, she was a prolific designer of textiles and various Applied Arts, often featuring Australian floral motifs, and was well known for her illustrations, particularly her alphabet drawings.
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Name
Eirene Mort
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Designer
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Other Occupation
  • Teacher (ANZSIC code: 8102)
Birth date
1879
Death date
1 December 1977
Death place
Bowral, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1889 - c.1966
Training
  • Navellier's Atelier of Animal Sculpture, Paris, France
  • 1904 - 1905 Hammersmith Polytechnic, London, England, UK
  • 1903 - 1904 London Central School, London, England, UK
  • 1903 - 1904 University of London, London, England, UK
  • 1900 Grosvenor Life School, London, England, UK
  • 1901 Royal School of Art Needlework, London, England, UK
  • 1889 National Art Training School, South Kensington, London, England, UK
  • 1889 - 1896 St Catherine's School, Waverley, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
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Related people
  • Cracknell, Cleone (associate of)
  • Bale, Alice Marion Ellen (associate of)
  • Lindsay, Ruby (associate of)
  • Alsop, Edith Annie Mary (associate of)
  • McCrae, Hugh Raymond (associate of)
  • Rubbo, Dattilo (associate of)
  • Northcote, (associate of)
  • Mort, Henry Wallace (child of)
  • Mort, Kate Macintosh (child of)
  • Alexandra, (associate of)
  • Bibbie, Sarah (associate of)
  • Adams, Dorothea (associate of)
  • Pearson, Beatrice (associate of)
  • Ross, Dagmar (associate of)
  • Yeomans, Sarah (associate of)
  • Farran, Katharine Lilian (associate of)
  • Corbett-Jones, Lala (associate of)
  • Cracknell, Cleone (associate of)
  • Bale, Alice Marion Ellen (associate of)
  • Lindsay, Ruby (associate of)
  • Alsop, Edith Annie Mary (associate of)
  • McCrae, Hugh Raymond (associate of)
  • Rubbo, Dattilo (associate of)
  • Northcote, (associate of)
  • Mort, Henry Wallace (child of)
  • Mort, Kate Macintosh (child of)
  • Alexandra, (associate of)
  • Bibbie, Sarah (associate of)
  • Adams, Dorothea (associate of)
  • Pearson, Beatrice (associate of)
  • Ross, Dagmar (associate of)
  • Yeomans, Sarah (associate of)
  • Farran, Katharine Lilian (associate of)
  • Corbett-Jones, Lala (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Society of Arts & Crafts of NSW (associate of)
  • National Art Training School (associate of)
  • Royal Drawing Society of London (associate of)
  • Liberty & Co. (associate of)
  • The Shirley, Edgecliff (associate of)
  • Australian Guild of Handicraft (associate of)
  • The New South Wales Exhibition Group (associate of)
  • Women Painters' School (associate of)
  • Australian Painter-Etchers Society (associate of)
  • Society of Arts & Crafts of NSW (associate of)
  • National Art Training School (associate of)
  • Royal Drawing Society of London (associate of)
  • Liberty & Co. (associate of)
  • The Shirley, Edgecliff (associate of)
  • Australian Guild of Handicraft (associate of)
  • The New South Wales Exhibition Group (associate of)
  • Women Painters' School (associate of)
  • Australian Painter-Etchers Society (associate of)
Related works
  • The Stables, Vaucluse (None)
  • Elizabeth Farm House, Parramatta (None)
  • The Stockade, Vaucluse (None)
  • The Stables, Vaucluse (None)
  • Elizabeth Farm House, Parramatta (None)
  • The Stockade, Vaucluse (None)
Related collections
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
Related events
  • Australian Applied Art (exhibited at)
  • Women's Work Exhibition (None)
  • Australian Applied Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Australian Applied Art (exhibited at)
  • Women's Work Exhibition (None)
  • Australian Applied Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
Field Changes
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