Helen Marguerite Farmer b. 1888

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and etcher who studied under Sydney Long and was taught the intaglio printmaking technique by Sir Will Ashton. Regarded as one of the principal women etcher-painters during Australia's Golden Age of Etching (1920/1930).
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painter and printmaker, was born in Sydney, daughter of Rachel M. and Harry E. Farmer, owner of Bullivant’s Australia Company.

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Date written:
1995
Last updated:
2011

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Related people
  • Long, Sydney (associate of)
  • Traill, Jessie (associate of)
  • Mort, Eirene (associate of)
  • Darbyshire, Beatrice Dean (associate of)
  • O'Shea, Molly (associate of)
  • McDonald, Sheila (associate of)
  • Dwyer, Ella Maggie (associate of)
  • Ashton, Julian (associate of)
  • Farmer, Rachel M. (child of)
  • Farmer, Harry E. (child of)
  • Farmer, Marjorie (sibling of)
  • Long, Sydney (associate of)
  • Traill, Jessie (associate of)
  • Mort, Eirene (associate of)
  • Darbyshire, Beatrice Dean (associate of)
  • O'Shea, Molly (associate of)
  • McDonald, Sheila (associate of)
  • Dwyer, Ella Maggie (associate of)
  • Ashton, Julian (associate of)
  • Ashton, Will (associate of)
  • Farmer, Rachel M. (child of)
  • Farmer, Harry E. (child of)
  • Farmer, Marjorie (sibling of)
Related person groups
  • Red Cross (associate of)
  • Society of Artists (associate of)
  • Society of Women Painters (associate of)
  • Australian Painter-Etchers Society (associate of)
  • Bullivant's Australia Company (associate of)
  • Red Cross (associate of)
  • Society of Artists (associate of)
  • Society of Women Painters (associate of)
  • Australian Painter-Etchers Society (associate of)
  • Bullivant's Australia Company (associate of)
Related works
  • Chinamen's Garden, Manly Vale (creator of)
  • Chinamen's Garden, Manly Vale (creator of)
Related collections
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related events
  • Manly Daily Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Manly Daily Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
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Date modified April 10, 2011, 9:40 p.m. April 10, 2011, 9:40 p.m.