Jessie Traill b. 1881

Also known as Jessie Constance Alicia Traill
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and etcher, an outstanding feature of her life was her extensive travelling between France, England and Australia. She received much praise for her etchings and helped popularise the form as an artistic medium in the 1920s.
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Name
Jessie Traill
Also known as Jessie Constance Alicia Traill
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Nurse
Birth date
1881
Birth place
Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria
Death date
1967
Death place
Victoria, Vic
Active Period
  • 1909 - 1967
Residence
  • c.1914 - c.1918 Rouen, France
  • 1928 Central Australia
  • 1908 - 1909 London, England, UK
  • 1907 Paris, France
  • 1881 - 1906 Victoria
Training
  • 1928 - 1929 Stratford Studio, London, England, UK
  • 1907 Académie Colarossi, Paris, France
  • 1901 - 1905 National Gallery School, Melbourne, VIC
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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Related stub people
  • Mather, John (associate of)
  • Brangwyn, Frank (associate of)
  • Smith, Ure (associate of)
  • Traill, Margaret (sibling of)
Related stub person groups
  • Society of Graphic Art (associate of)
  • Australian Painters-Etchers' Society (associate of)
  • Victorian Artists' Society, VIC (associate of)
  • Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors, VIC (associate of)
Related people
  • Stewart, Janet Agnes Cumbrae (associate of)
Related collections
  • Australian War Museum, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, Castlemaine, VIC (collected in)
  • City of Ballaarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Bronze, Panama-Pacific International Exhibition (received)
  • Panama-Pacific International Exhibition (received)
Related events
  • Old Salon (exhibited at)
  • Old Salon (exhibited at)
  • Royal Academy (exhibited at)