Jo Sweatman

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Jo Sweatman
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Born
Estelle Mary Sweatman

1872 (1872)
Died1956 (aged 83–84)
NationalityAustralian
Alma materNational Gallery School
Known forPainting

Estelle Mary (Jo) Sweatman (1872-1956), was an Australian painter. She was a founding member of the Twenty Melbourne Painters Society.[1]

Biography[]

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Sweatman was born in South Yarra[2] 1872.[3] She took drawing classes at a suburban ladies' college, and was recommended by her teacher to join the National Gallery School, where she studied for two years under Frederick McCubbin.[2] She also studied painting while at the school with Bernard Hall.[2] Sweatman was initially involved with the Victorian Artists' Society but her support for Max Meldrum eventually led to her being ousted along with friend A.M.E. Bale.[2] She started her career painting portraits but eventually found the lure of nature led her towards landscapes.[2] Building her house 'The Kipsy' next door to fellow artist Clara Southern, they both took an active role in developing the artistic community in Warrandyte, Victoria.[4] She helped establish annual art exhibitions with the Warrandyte Women's Auxiliary Association, serving on a committee of resident artists as secretary.[5]

She was a founding member of the group, Twenty Melbourne Painters Society, that was formed by students and followers of Australian Tonalist Max Meldrum.[6] Sweatman was considered to be one of Australia's most famous painters of wattle.[7] She has works in the collections of the Hamilton Gallery,[8] Castlemaine Art Museum,[9] and the National Gallery of Victoria.[10]

In 1922 Sweatman was a finalist for the Archibald Prize for her Portrait Miss A.M.E. Bale. The same year A.M.E. Bale was a finalist with her portrait of Miss Jo Sweatman.[11] Sweatman died in 1956.[3]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Members". Twenty Melbourne Painters Society Inc. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e "AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS OF TO-DAY". Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 9 May 1931. p. 7. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Jo Sweatman". National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Artists Warrandyte - Warrrandyte Historical Society". Warrandyte Historical Society. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  5. ^ "BACK TO WARRANDYTE". Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 20 November 1931. p. 7. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  6. ^ "History". Twenty Melbourne Painters Society Inc. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Archibald entry in show". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 16 September 1953. p. 8. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  8. ^ "HG :: Hamilton Gallery". www.hamiltongallery.org. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Jo Sweatman (b.1872, d.1956)". Castlemaine Art Museum Collection Online. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Jo SWEATMAN | Artists | NGV". www.ngv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  11. ^ "1922". Archibald Prize. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  12. ^ "SOCIETY OF ARTS". Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929). 8 November 1906. p. 6. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  13. ^ "VICTORIAN ARTISTS' SOCIETY'S SHOW". Punch (Melbourne, Vic. : 1900 - 1918; 1925). 9 October 1913. p. 35. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  14. ^ "ART EXHIBITION". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 15 July 1919. p. 5. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Nature on Canvas". Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 30 September 1920. p. 4. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  16. ^ "MELBOURNE EXHIBITIONS". Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946). 3 November 1923. p. 33. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  17. ^ "TWENTY MELBOURNE PAINTERS". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 19 November 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  18. ^ "ART NOTES". Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 15 September 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  19. ^ "PORTRAITS AND LANDSCAPES". Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946). 29 May 1926. p. 49. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  20. ^ "ART NOTES". Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 14 September 1926. p. 11. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  21. ^ "DOUBLE SHOW OPENS". Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 28 March 1927. p. 4. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  22. ^ "TWENTY MELBOURNE PAINTERS". Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946). 22 September 1928. p. 17. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  23. ^ "THE TWENTY MELBOURNE PAINTERS". Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 24 September 1929. p. 9. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  24. ^ "PAINTINGS OF MISS JO. SWEATMAN". Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 22 April 1929. p. 4. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  25. ^ "Australian Landscapes by Miss Jo Sweatman". Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 9 May 1933. p. 7. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  26. ^ "ART NOTES". Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 30 April 1935. p. 7. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  27. ^ "Landscapes Predominate In Three Art Shows". Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 3 May 1937. p. 7. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  28. ^ "JO SWEATMAN'S PAINTINGS". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 18 May 1943. p. 9. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  29. ^ "ART EXHIBITION". Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 22 May 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  30. ^ "ART EXHIBITIONS REVIEWED". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 3 September 1946. p. 4. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  31. ^ "ART EXHIBITION FINE WORK BY JO SWEATMAN". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 27 May 1947. p. 2. Retrieved 15 September 2020.

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