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Australian Women
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Paterson, Elizabeth Deans (Betty) (1895 - 1970)MBE |
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| Cartoonist, Illustrator and Journalist | ||
| Born: 18 March 1895 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Died: 1970. | ||
Betty Paterson and her sister Esther were prodigies born into the elite of Melbourne's bohemian set. Father (Hugh) and uncle (John Ford) were both artists and her first playmates were her neighbours, the children of Frederick McCubbin. Art impinged upon every facet of her life throughout its entire course. Her Art Deco cartoons were published regularly in magazines such as The Bulletin and Aussie. Her illustrated interpretations of 'permissive' 1920s society resonated with those she depicted - she became artist-by-appointment to the flappers. Betty Paterson married twice, and had one child, a daughter, Barbara. |
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| Sources used to compile this entry: Australian Dictionary of Biography Online, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au; Kerr, Joan (ed.), Heritage : the national women's art book, 500 works by 500 Australian women artists from colonial times to 1955, Craftsman House, Roseville East, NSW, 1995, 483 pp. | ||||||||
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Published by National Foundation for Australian Women on Australian Women's Archives Project Web Site Comments, questions, corrections and additions: awap@womenaustralia.info Prepared by: Acknowledgements Updated: 23 December 2008 http://womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE3782b.htm |