Nora Heysen
(Australia 11 Jan 1911–30 Dec 2003)
- Title
- Portrait of Evie Stokes
- Year
- 1935
- Media category
- Drawing
- Materials used
- brown conté on ivory wove paper
- Dimensions
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34 x 25.5cm sight
- Signature & date
- Signed l.r., brown conté "Nora Heysen". Dated l.l., brown conté "1935".
- Credit
- Gift of Meredith Stokes 2008
- Accession number
- 21.2008
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Everton (Evie) Stokes, a sculptor, was a friend of Nora Heysen, first in Adelaide, and then later in England, where they shared a flat in London. They also travelled in England and Europe together.
The drawing is illustrated in the first book on Nora Heysen's work by Lou Klepac (1989) and has been included in exhibitions of the artist's work in recent years – S H Ervin Gallery, Sydney, National Library, Canberra and Carrick Hill, Adelaide, as well as the recent touring exhibition 'Drawn together' with Judy Cassab and Margaret Woodward.
- Bibliography (1)
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Isabel Hendriksen (b.1957) (Author), Drawn together: the drawing lives of Nora Heysen, Judy Cassab & Margaret Woodward, Parramatta, 2005, 84 (illus.). cat.no. 99
- Exhibition history (12)
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Drawn together: art by three extraordinary women - Nora Heysen, Margaret Woodward and Judy Cassab, Parramatta Heritage Centre, 05 Aug 2005–30 Oct 2005.
Drawn together: art by three extraordinary women - Nora Heysen, Margaret Woodward and Judy Cassab, Wangaratta Exhibitions Gallery, 20 Jan 2006–19 Feb 2006.
Drawn together: art by three extraordinary women - Nora Heysen, Margaret Woodward and Judy Cassab, Grafton Regional Gallery, 01 Mar 2006–02 Apr 2006.
Drawn together: art by three extraordinary women - Nora Heysen, Margaret Woodward and Judy Cassab, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, 06 May 2006–03 Jul 2006.
Drawn together: art by three extraordinary women - Nora Heysen, Margaret Woodward and Judy Cassab, Burnie Regional Art Gallery, 11 Aug 2006–24 Sep 2006.
Drawn together: art by three extraordinary women - Nora Heysen, Margaret Woodward and Judy Cassab, Albury Regional Gallery, 13 Oct 2006–26 Nov 2006.
Drawn together: art by three extraordinary women - Nora Heysen, Margaret Woodward and Judy Cassab, Maitland Regional Art Gallery, 16 Dec 2006–11 Feb 2007.
Drawn together: art by three extraordinary women - Nora Heysen, Margaret Woodward and Judy Cassab, Orange Regional Gallery, 23 Feb 2007–08 Apr 2007.
Drawn together: art by three extraordinary women - Nora Heysen, Margaret Woodward and Judy Cassab, New England Regional Art Museum, 20 Apr 2007–10 Jun 2007.
Drawn together: art by three extraordinary women - Nora Heysen, Margaret Woodward and Judy Cassab, Muswellbrook Art Centre, 22 Jun 2007–05 Aug 2007.
Drawn together: art by three extraordinary women - Nora Heysen, Margaret Woodward and Judy Cassab, Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery, 24 Aug 2007–21 Oct 2007.
Drawn together: art by three extraordinary women - Nora Heysen, Margaret Woodward and Judy Cassab, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, 26 Oct 2007–17 Dec 2007.
