Ethel Stephens b. 1864

Also known as Ethel Anna Stephens
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, printmaker and decorative artist was born in Sydney. She was the first pupil of Julian Ashton's. Stephens painted flowers and other still life subjects, portraits and landscapes, and was a member of many art associations, promoting all women exhibitions, before teaching art.
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Citations

  • 'NSW Death Records : 21900/1944’.

  • 'NSW Birth Records : 822/1864’.

  • Kerr, Joan; and Philp, Angela (1995), 'Ethel Stephens’, Sydney, NSW : in Heritage, [Kerr, Joan (ed.)].

  • Ambrus, Caroline (1984), 'The Ladies’ Picture Show’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Marlowe, Mary (1 March 1923), 'Miss Ethel Stephens’, Woman’s World.

  • Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art’, Sydney, NSW : Angus and Robertson.

  • Philp, Angela (1994), 'Wallflowers to tall poppies: The Sydney Society of Women Painters’, St Lucia, Queensland : in Wallflowers and Witchesin, [Dever, Maryanne (ed.)].

  • Souter, D.H. (1908), 'Some women artists – mainly of New South Wales’, Art and Architecture, September-October 1908.

  • Stephens, Ethel (1908), 'The Society of Arts and Crafts’, Art and Architecture, September-October 1908.

  • Philp, Angela (1987), 'The Sydney Society of Women Painters’, Sydney, NSW : MA (Hons) thesis Sydney University.

  • Information sourced from Deakin, Edwina.

  • Information sourced from Anderson, Ingrid.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage with additions

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  • Society of Women Painters (NSW): Cabinet exhibition (exhibited at)