Dora Meeson
Dora Meeson | |
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 Portrait by her husband, George James Coates | |
| Born | 7 August 1869 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 24 March 1955 (aged 85) Chelsea, London, England |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | 1898–1899 Académie Julian c.1896-c.1898 Slade School of Fine Art National Gallery of Victoria Art School Christchurch School of Art, Christchurch, NZ |
| Known for | painter |
| Spouse(s) | George James Coates |
| Elected | ROI in 1919 |
Dora Meeson (1869–1955) was an Australian artist and an elected member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in London, England.[1] She was a member of the British Artists' Suffrage League.[2] She was married to fellow artist George James Coates on 23 July 1903.
Group exhibitions[]
- 1992 Heide Museum of Modern Art – Completing the Picture[3]
Collections[]
- Art Gallery of Ballarat[4]
- Art Gallery of New South Wales[5]
- Australian War Memorial[6]
- Benalla Art Gallery[7]
- Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum[8]
- Christchurch Art Gallery New Zealand[9]
- Art Gallery of New South Wales[10]
- Imperial War Museum London[11]
- Museum of London Docklands[12]
- National Army Museum Chelsea[13]
- National Gallery of Australia[14]
- National Gallery of Victoria[15]
- National Library of Australia[16]
- Port of London Authority
- State Library of Tasmania[17]
Recognition and legacy[]
A representation of her banner was used on the design of the Australian 2003 dollar coin celebrating the centenary of women's suffrage.[18] Meeson Street in the Canberra suburb of Chisholm is named in her honour.[19]
References[]
- ^ Haese, Richard, "Meeson, Dora (1869–1955)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University
- ^ "How Australia led the way: Dora Meeson Coates and British Suffrage". Australian Government – FaHCSIA.
- ^ Hammond, Victoria; Peers, Juliette; Heide Park and Art Gallery (1992). Completing the picture : women artists and the Heidelberg era (3rd ed.). Artmoves. ISBN 978-0-646-07493-1.
- ^ Meeson, Dora. "1916 – Leaving for the front". Art Gallery of Ballarat. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ "Dora Meeson". Art Gallery of NSW.
- ^ Meeson, Dora. "St. Paul's Cathedral, London, after the surrounding building has been flattened by enemy bombing". Australian War Memorial.
- ^ "Dora Meeson". Benalla Art Gallery.
- ^ "MEESON, Dora". Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013.
- ^ Meeson, Dora. "Portrait of Mrs E Marsh née Seager 1894". Christchurch Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014.
- ^ Meeson, Dora. "The Thames at Chelsea". Art Gallery NSW.
- ^ Meeson, Dora. "Members of the QMAAC : at work in the cookhouse, RAF Camp, Charlton Park". Imperial War Museum.
- ^ "Dora Meeson". Museum of London.
- ^ Meeson, Dora. "Peace Celebrations, Indian Troops Marching down Whitehall, 1919". Art UK.
- ^ "Dora Meeson". National Gallery of Australia.
- ^ "Dora Meeson". National Gallery of Victoria.
- ^ "Dora Meeson". National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Meeson, Dora". State Library of Tasmania.
- ^ "2003 Centenary of Women's Suffrage Dollar". The Australian Coin Collecting Blog. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Schedule 'B' National Memorials Ordinance 1928–1972 Street Nomenclature List of Additional Names with Reference to Origin: Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Special (National: 1977–2012) – 8 Feb 1978". Trove. p. 13. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
Further reading[]
- Wright, Clare (2018). You Daughters of Freedom: The Australians Who Won the Vote and Inspired the World. Melbourne: Text Publishing. ISBN 9781925603934.
External links[]
- 1913 Catalogue State Library of Victoria
- 1921 Catalogue State Library of Victoria
- 1934 Catalogue State Library of Victoria
- Australian suffragettes Australian Government
- Dora Meeson Coates Design & Art Australia Online
- 3 artworks by or after Dora Meeson at the Art UK site
- Dora Meeson National Portrait Gallery, London
- Esther Peterson and two unidentified women standing in front of an Australian suffrage banner created by Dora Meeson Harvard University Library
- Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook Victoria University of Wellington
- Suffrage artists’ league Woman and her Sphere
- Meeson, Dora Australian Dictionary of Biography
- Works by or about Dora Meeson in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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