Smith, Grace Cossington

Entry type: Person
Entry ID: AWE3752

OBE, AO

(1892 – 1984)

Born 1892, Neutral Bay, Sydney New South Wales Australia
Died 1984
Occupation Artist

Summary

Grace Cossington Smith had her first solo exhibition in 1928, and her work was reproduced in Art in Australia. She painted landscapes, streetscapes, and native flowers as well as interior paintings. Between 1932 and 1977, she held eighteen solo exhibitions, and in 1973 the Art Gallery of New South Wales held a retrospective exhibition of her work.

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Resource Section
- Smith, Grace Cossington (1892-1984), Thomas, Daniel, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110664b.htm
Resource
- Trove: Smith, Grace Cossington (1892-1984), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-530490
Edited Book
- 200 Australian Women: A Redress Anthology, Radi, Heather, 1988
Book
- Grace Cossington Smith: A Life: From drawings in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Thomas, Daniel, 1993
Site Exhibition
- The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia, Smart, Judith and Swain, Shurlee (eds.), 2014, http://www.womenaustralia.info/leaders

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