Elizabeth Durack b. 6 July 1915

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Renowned artist, illustrator and writer descended from a pioneering Western Australian pastoralist family. Durack's reputation later in life was affected by her controversial adoption of an Aboriginal pseudonym, Eddie Burrup, in association with a distinct painting style.
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Derivations and Directions: The work of Elizabeth Durack: 1920s to 1940s
Date
9 March 1995 - 30 April 1995
Place
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
A Brush with the Past: Work from the Town of Albany Art Collection
Date
9 March 1995 - 26 March 1995
Place
Albany Arts Council, Vancouver Arts Centre, Albany, WA
Description

Opened by Annette Knight, Mayor of the Town of Albany, 8 March 1995.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Review
Date
8 March 1995 - 8 June 1995
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

Speaking of Women, four guest lectures; by Nancy Underhill, Ann Thomson, Margo Neale, Joan Kerr; held over successive Fridays, 10-31 March 1995, by the Art Gallery Society.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Retrospective
Date
1985
Place
Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
World Trade Centre
Date
1979
Place
New York, USA
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Recent Australian Paintings
Date
1961
Place
Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Perth Prize for Contemporary Art
Date
1956
Place
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Festival of Perth
Date
1953
Place
Perth, WA
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Elizabeth Durack - Solo Exhibition
Date
1946
Place
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
Type
Exhibition
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and almost annually thereafter in various venues

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