Molly O'Shea b. c.1890

Also known as Molly Mountain, Mary C. O'Shea
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Although born in Melbourne, Molly O'Shea came to favour Sydney's bays and beaches. Landscapes and floral arrangements were her forte, but she was also awarded the Francis Zabel Prize in 1932 for a bookplate design at the International Exhibition of Bookplates in Sydney. She was a member of several artist societies and was hung in the Wynne Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW.
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Citations

  • 'NSW Death Records : 14618/1970’.

  • 'NSW Marriage Records : 28/1926’.

  • Angeloro, David, ''Directory of Australian/NZ Painter-Etchers 1800-1940’ (CD-ROM)’.

  • Craig, Edward (1981), 'Australian Art Auction Records 1979-81’.

See also

  • 'section 8, plate 349'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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Related events
  • Wynne Prize for Landscape (exhibited at)
  • First International Exhibition of Bookplates (exhibited at)
  • A Century of Australian Women's Art (1880s-1990s) (exhibited at)
  • Colonial Pastime to Contemporary Profession: 150 years of Australian Women's Art (exhibited at)
  • Wynne Prize for Landscape (exhibited at)
  • First International Exhibition of Bookplates (exhibited at)
  • A Century of Australian Women's Art (1880s-1990s) (exhibited at)