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Jessie Traill: A Biography
Jessie Traill was one of Australia’s most outstanding etchers, working in a field uncommon for women of her time. This biography explores her remarkable life – as artist, traveler, humanitarian and independent spirit. From the ten-year-old who first met Tom Roberts painting on the shores of Port Phillip Bay, to a student of Frederick McCubbin and etchers John Mather and Frank Brangwyn, Jessie developed her professional skills. She interrupted her career to work as a voluntary nurse in France during World War I, later raising funds for and revisiting war-torn Europe. Through diary extracts, descriptions of her world travels and personal letters we hear her voice and see through her eyes, beauty, humor and the joys of simple living.
448 pages, Hardcover
Published April 30, 2021
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October 12, 2020
Beautifully written and detailed with such a wide array of voices and inputs. I felt that with each page I was getting to know Jessie Traill more and more. As a local resident of an area where Jessie Traill had one of her studios, its been an absolute joy to discover a part of my local history through this book, and its changing not only the way I see the landscape around me but more broadly, how I understand Australian art history.
So thankful that this book has been written, celebrating Jessie Traill for the incredible person and artist she was.
So thankful that this book has been written, celebrating Jessie Traill for the incredible person and artist she was.
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