Norah Simpson b. 1895

  • Artist (Painter)
Painter Norah Simpson studied under Dattilo Rubbo in Sydney before studying in London under Walter Sickert. While in Europe she collected books and photographs and viewed works by Cézanne, Gauguin, van Gogh, Matisse and Picasso and on her return to Sydney played an important role in providing first-hand information about Post-impressionism to young Sydney artists such as Grace Cossington Smith.
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Name
Norah Simpson
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1895
Birth place
Sydney, NSW
Death date
1974
Active Period
  • 1911 - 1921
Residence
  • 1920- Paris, France
  • 1919 - 1920 Glasgow, Scotland
  • 1915 - 1919 London, England
  • 1913 - 1915 Sydney, NSW
  • 1912 - 1913 London, England
  • 1895 - 1912 Sydney, NSW
Training
  • 1912 Westminster Technical Institute, London, England
  • 1911 Rowe Street School, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • National Gallery of Australia

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References [<ExternalResource: 'National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT'.>, <ExternalResource: Causey, Andrew and Thomson, Richard (1981), 'Harold Gilman, 1876-1919', London, England: Arts Council of Great Britain.>, <ExternalResource: Topliss, Helen (1996), 'Modernism and Feminism: Australian Women Artists 1900-1940,', Sydney, NSW: Craftsman House.>, <ExternalResource: Edwards, Deborah (2000), 'Norah Simpson', Sydney, NSW: AGNSW, "Australian Art in the Art Gallery of New South Wales", ed. by Pearce, Barry.>] [<ExternalResource: 'National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT'.>]