Jessica Booth b. 1885

Also known as Miss J. Booth, Jessie Booth
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Weaver)
A painter and acclaimed weaver, Jessica Booth was a member of the NSW Society of Arts and Crafts for over four decades. In the late 1920s she opened a Hand Loom School in Sydney with fellow Arts and Craft society member Joan Mackenzie, at which time Booth was regarded as one of the state's leading weavers.
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Name
Jessica Booth
Also known as:
  • Miss J. Booth
  • Jessie Booth (attributed)
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Weaver)
Birth date
1885
Birth place
Dubbo, NSW
Birth note
attributed
Death date
1965
Death place
St Leonards, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1914 - c.1960
Residence
  • 1905 - 1965 Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'

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References [<ExternalResource: 'NSW Birth Records : 15060/1885'.>, <ExternalResource: 'NSW Death Records : 37400/1965'.>, <ExternalResource: McFarlane, Nonie and Mackinolty, Judy (eds) (1991), 'History of the Society of Arts & Crafts of New South Wales 1906-1991', Sydney, NSW, p.55.>] [<ExternalResource: 'NSW Birth Records : 15060/1885'.>, <ExternalResource: 'NSW Death Records : 37400/1965'.>]