Loui Benham b. 1868

  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist (Carver),
  • Artist (Carver),
  • Designer (Industrial / Product Designer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Loui Benham was born in 1868. She was embroiderer, designer, teacher, woodcarver, pyrographer and painter. Benham exhibited with the West Australian Society of Arts. She was appointed Instructor in Art Needlework at the Perth Technical Art School in 1904.
Tags: Embroidery, Pyrography, Woodcarving
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Name
Loui Benham
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
  • Artist (Carver)
  • Artist (Carver)
  • Designer (Industrial / Product Designer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Teacher (ANZSIC code: P)
Tags:
Embroidery
Pyrography
Woodcarving
Birth date
1868
Death date
1949
Active Period
  • c.1904 - c.1935
Arrival
  • 1904
Training
  • Studied under under William Howitt, 1906- Perth Technical School, Perth, WA
Initial Record Data Source
  • Western Australian artists, designers & makers (1829-1959)

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