Sophie Steffanoni b. 1873

  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Sophie Steffanoni was an embroiderer and painter, who, despite exhibiting much of her work and receiving recognition for it, died just as her career was advancing, aged thirty-two. She removed the artificial barrier between art and craft.
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associate of
Margaret Preston
1875
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Ceramist)
associate of
Charles Conder
1868
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter), Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
child of
Lewis Steffanoni
1837
Artist (Painter)
child of
Sarah Ann Steffanoni
1844
Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
associate of
W. Lister Lister
Artist
grandchild of
Guiseppe Stefenoni
Other occupation
sibling of
Essie Steffanoni
Other occupation
sibling of
Alice Steffanoni
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grandchild of
Ann Reading
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sibling of
William Steffanoni
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associate of
Miss Zahieros
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sibling of
Lewis Junior Steffanoni
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child of
Sarah Ann Steffanoni
1873
Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)

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References [<ExternalResource: 'NSW Death Records : 14226/1906'.>, <ExternalResource: Fullagar, Col (4 January 2000), 'Information re grave site'.>, <ExternalResource: 'Family papers'.>, <ExternalResource: Lister, Lister W. (1924), 'Letter to Miss Brewster of Sydney Girls' High School', 14 August, in connection with a proposed donation of a Steffanoni painting to the school, received October 1924.>, <ExternalResource: Butterfield, Annette (1990), 'Sophie Steffanoni 1873-1906', Lewers Bequest & Penrith RAG catalogue, Penrith.>, <ExternalResource: Ingram, Terry (1990), 'Saleroom', Australian Financial Review, 23 August.>, <ExternalResource: (1903), Daily Telegraph, 4 April.>, <ExternalResource: (1903), Sydney Mail, 8 April.>, <ExternalResource: Tackra, 'Art Society's show', unidentified newspaper cutting, family scrapbook.>, <ExternalResource: Butterfield, Annette (2000), '[MA thesis]', Sydney, NSW : UNSW College of Fine Arts.>] [<ExternalResource: 'NSW Death Records : 14226/1906'.>, <ExternalResource: Fullagar, Col (4 January 2000), 'Information re grave site'.>, <ExternalResource: 'Family papers'.>, <ExternalResource: Lister, Lister W. (1924), 'Letter to Miss Brewster of Sydney Girls' High School', 14 August, in connection with a proposed donation of a Steffanoni painting to the school, received October 1924.>]