Lilla Reidy b. 1858

Also known as Lila Raidy
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Lilla Reidy, sketcher and painter, exhibited regularly with the Victorian Artists' Society from 1895 to 1910. During the 1890s she worked at Charterisville with Emanuel Phillips Fox and Tudor St George Tucker. She was influenced by the Heidelberg School painters.
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Name
Lilla Reidy (Full name was Elizabeth Mary Ann Reidy, according to her funeral notice (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11715266))
Also known as Lila Raidy
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Birth date
1858
Birth place
Hobart, Tasmania
Birth note
Her father Thomas P. Reidy was in charge of Her Majesty's Gaol in Hobart from 16 June 1857 (see: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3244253). Lilla was described as a "Tasmanienne" here: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article84643119
Death date
27 November 1933
Death place
South Yarra, Melbourne, Vic
Death note
Claims against will advert gives exact death date: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11736178. Funeral held on Tuesday 28 November 1933 - source: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/11715266
Active Period
  • c.1880 - c.1910
Residence
  • c.1890 - c.1895 Charterisville, Eaglemont (Ivanhoe), Melbourne, Vic
  • c.1880 - c.1900 Hobart, Tas.
  • c.1900 - c.1910 Victoria
  • 1918 - (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article75256340)
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'

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