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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Name
Helen Marguerite Farmer
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1888
Birth place
Sydney, NSW
Death date
3 April 1970
Death place
Bathurst, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1909 - c.1970
Residence
  • c.1930 - c.1970 Bathurst, NSW
  • 1913 - 1914 Europe
  • 1913 - 1914 United Kingdom
  • c.1888 - c.1930 Cremorne, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1888 - c.1930 Turramurra, Sydney, NSW
Training
  • Taught by Sir Will Ashton
  • c.1909 - c.1912 Taught by Sydney Long; Julian Ashton's Sydney Art School, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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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)
Field Changes
Biography
Date modified April 10, 2011, 9:40 p.m. April 10, 2011, 9:40 p.m.