Violet Mace b. 1890

  • Artist ,
  • Maker
Known as a potter, Mace produced strong work throughout her career. Her later style shows more of a personal vision, as her early work was overshadowed by her association with Maude Poynter.
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Name
Violet Mace
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist
  • Maker
Other Occupation
  • Housekeeper (ANZSIC code: 3244)
Birth date
1890
Birth place
Swansea, Tas.
Death date
1968
Death place
Hobart, Tas.
Active Period
  • c.1920 - c.1945
Residence
  • 1934 Central Australia
  • c.1945 Hobart, Tas.
  • c.1945 Western Australia, WA
  • c.1945 Vic.
  • c.1940 - c.1945 Hobart, Tas.
  • c.1929 - c.1945 Bothwell, Tas.
  • c.1925 - c.1930 London, England, UK
  • c.1920 - c.1930 Bothwell, Tas.
Training
  • c.1920 - c.1935 Ratho studio at Bothwell, Tas.
  • c.1925 - c.1929 Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts in London, England, UK
Languages
  • English
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References [<ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '97/121/1 Bowl, earthenware, mid blue matt glaze/glossy dark blue glaze, Violet Mace, Bothwell, Tasmania, 1936', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '97/121/2 Bowl, earthenware, mid blue matt glaze / dark blue matt glaze, Violet Mace, Bothwell, Tasmania, 1936', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '97/121/3 Jar (covered), earthenware, underglaze colours with clear glaze over, Violet Mace, Bothwell, Tasmania, 1931', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: (1978), 'Australian Pottery 1900 to 1950', Catalogue, Shepparton Arts Centre, Shepparton, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: (1979), 'An Exhibition of Early Australian Pottery 1920-1950', Tasmanian School of Art catalogue, Hobart, Tas.>, <ExternalResource: (1936), Sydney, NSW: Art in Australia, 02-15.>, <ExternalResource: (1980), Pottery in Australia, December.>, <ExternalResource: (1935), Sydney Morning Herald, 10-31.>, <ExternalResource: (1986), 'Australian Studio Pottery and China Painting', Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: (1937), Sydney Morning Herald, 11-02.>, <ExternalResource: Isaacs, 'Hermannsburg Potters', pp.18-22.>, <ExternalResource: French, Alison (2003), 'Seeing the Centre: The Art of Albert Namatjira 1902-1959', National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: 'Joan Kerr Archive', National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Jones, Phillip.>] [<ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '97/121/1 Bowl, earthenware, mid blue matt glaze/glossy dark blue glaze, Violet Mace, Bothwell, Tasmania, 1936', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '97/121/2 Bowl, earthenware, mid blue matt glaze / dark blue matt glaze, Violet Mace, Bothwell, Tasmania, 1936', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '97/121/3 Jar (covered), earthenware, underglaze colours with clear glaze over, Violet Mace, Bothwell, Tasmania, 1931', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>]