May Vale b. 18 November 1862

Also known as Amy May Vale
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist
A painter, enameller and art teacher, May Vale was acclaimed for her 'pioneering' work in enamels, which included Australian landscapes and large scale pieces such as vases in Egyptian and Greek styles.
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Citations

  • Brodie, J.M. (1925), 'Ancient art in a modern setting: A notable Australian craftswoman’, Australian Woman’s Mirror, 02-24.

  • Burke, Janine (1980), 'Australian Women Artists 1840-1940’, Collingwood, VIC.

  • Hammond, Victoria & Peers, Juliet (1992), 'Completing the Picture’, East Hawthorn, VIC.

  • McGrath, Joyce, 'May Vale’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, ed. Pike, D., Shaw, A., Clark, M., Nairn, B., Serle, G. and Ward, R. vol 12, Melbourne 1966-1976.

  • (1894), Argus, 10-25.

  • (1912), Bulletin, 05.

  • (1912), Everyladies’ Journal.

  • (1910), Southern Sphere, 12-01.

  • (1922), Woman’s World, 01-01.

See also

  • 'ADD section 1, plate 8'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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Related person groups
  • Buonarotti Club (member of)
  • Victorian Artists Society (member of)
  • Yarra Sculptors Society (member of)
  • Buonarotti Club (member of)
  • Victorian Artists Society (member of)