Vera Leichney b.

Also known as Vera Merton Hamilton
  • Artist (Painter)
Vera Leichney, like many women artists of her generation, specialised in floral still life studies but was a more capable exponent than most and a capable colourist.
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Name
Vera Leichney
Also known as Vera Merton Hamilton
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Gallery manager
Birth date
Birth place
Walhalla, Vic.
Birth note
Date unknown
Death date
24 February 1951
Death place
Brisbane, Qld
Active Period
  • 1930 - 1951
Residence
  • 1926 - 1951 Brisbane, Qld
  • Victoria
Training
  • Melbourne Working Men's College, Melbourne, Vic.
Languages
  • English

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Other occupations
  • Gallery manager
  • Gallery manager
Alternative names
  • Vera Merton Hamilton
  • Vera Merton Hamilton
Related people
  • Wilkie, Leslie (associate of)
  • Leichney, George (spouse of)
  • Gibson-Wild, Eric (associate of)
  • Wilkie, Leslie (associate of)
  • Leichney, George (spouse of)
  • Gibson-Wild, Eric (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Victorian Artists Society (associate of)
  • Royal Queensland Art Society (associate of)
  • Brisbane Art Group (associate of)
  • Victorian Artists Society (associate of)
  • Royal Queensland Art Society (associate of)
  • Brisbane Art Group (associate of)
Related works
  • Bowl of narcissus (creator of)
  • Bowl of narcissus (creator of)
Related collections
  • Queensland University of Technology Art Museum, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • Gold Coast City Art Centre, Bundall, Qld (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • Queensland University of Technology Art Museum, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • Gold Coast City Art Centre, Bundall, Qld (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
Related events
  • Brisbane Art Group Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • A Christmas gift exhbition by Brisbane artists (exhibited at)
  • Royal Queensland Art Society Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • (Solo exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • Brisbane Art Group Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Royal Queensland Art Society Exhibition (exhibited at)
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