Violet Emma Vimpany b. 1886

Also known as Violet Emma Alomes, Violet Alomes
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Vimpany painted in oils and watercolours, made etchings, and was an active member of the Art Society of Tasmania, exhibiting with it from 1932 to 1975.

Citations

  • (1975), 'My mother… the stonemason’, Australian Women’s Weekly, 11-12.

  • Backhouse, Sue (1988), 'Tasmanian Artists of the Twentieth Century’, Hobart.

  • Broughton, Lindsay et al. (1988), 'A Place for Art: A Century of Art, Craft, Design and Industrial Arts Education in Hobart’, HTC Centenary Project, Hobart.

  • McCulloch, Alan & McCulloch, Susan (1994), 'The Encyclopedia of Australian Art’, St Leonards, NSW.

  • (1994), 'Interview with Gwendolene Vimpany’, 02-15.

See also

  • 'ADD section 5, plate 222'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book