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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
[[File:Janie Wilkinson Whyte - Canterbury bell flowers.jpg|right|thumb|''[http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/f/1cl35st/SLV_VOYAGER1772205 Canterbury bell flowers]'', ca. 1921–1930, [[State Library Victoria]]]]
[[File:Janie Wilkinson Whyte - Canterbury bell flowers.jpg|right|thumb|''[http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/f/1cl35st/SLV_VOYAGER1772205 Canterbury bell flowers]'', ca. 1921–1930, [[State Library Victoria]]]]
Whyte was a painter, etcher, and wood-carver who studied at the [[National Gallery School]] from 1890–1895<ref name=":0" /> and together with [[Dora Wilson]] and [[Jessie Traill]] took lessons in etching from [[John Mather (artist)|John Mather]].<ref name=":1">{{Citation|last=Lee|first=Mary Alice|title=Wilson, Dora Lynnell (1883–1946)|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/wilson-dora-lynnell-9134|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|place=Canberra|publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|access-date=2020-08-20}}</ref> Their etchings were published in ''The Lone Hand'' in 1907 as some of the earliest works in this field made by women.<ref name=":1" /> Whyte was an impressionist artist who painted portraits, figure studies, and landscapes,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Angeloro|first=David James|date=2019|title=An Australian Woman’s Impression and Its Influences|url=https://www.davidsonauctions.com.au/files/a_womans_impression_and_its_influences_2019_july.pdf|website=Davidson Auctions}}</ref> and was one of the first [[Melbourne]] women to paint dockyard scenes.<ref name=":0" /> She also painted interiors and flowers, and worked with oils, watercolours, and pastels.<ref name=":2" /> Her cityscapes contained charming observations of Melbourne life.<ref name=":0" />
Whyte was a painter, etcher, and wood-carver who studied at the [[National Gallery School]] from 1890–1895<ref name=":0" /> and together with [[Dora Wilson]] and [[Jessie Traill]] took lessons in etching from [[John Mather (artist)|John Mather]].<ref name=":1">{{Citation|last=Lee|first=Mary Alice|title=Wilson, Dora Lynnell (1883–1946)|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/wilson-dora-lynnell-9134|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|place=Canberra|publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|access-date=2020-08-20}}</ref> Their etchings were published in ''The Lone Hand'' in 1907 as some of the earliest works in this field made by women.<ref name=":1" /> Whyte was an impressionist artist who painted portraits, figure studies, and landscapes,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Angeloro|first=David James|date=2019|title=An Australian Woman’s Impression and Its Influences|url=https://www.davidsonauctions.com.au/files/a_womans_impression_and_its_influences_2019_july.pdf|website=Davidson Auctions}}</ref> and was one of the first [[Melbourne]] women to paint dockyard scenes.<ref name=":0" /> She also painted interiors and flowers, and worked with oils, watercolours, and pastels.<ref name=":2" /> Her cityscapes contained charming observations of Melbourne life.<ref name=":0" /> Whyte showed with the [[Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors]] in the 1920s.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1923-08-23 |title=Art Notes. |pages=12 |work=The Age |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203628851 |access-date=2023-07-31}}</ref>


As part of a first wave of feminist artists in Melbourne,<ref name=":0" /> Whyte presented a paper at women's cultural group the [[Austral Salon]] along with [[Violet Teague]] in August 1907.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal|last=Peers|first=Juliette|date=June 2011|title=Women artists as drivers of early art historical activities and alternative art historical narratives in Australia|url=https://arthistoriography.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/peers-the-canon-and-its-disc.pdf|journal=Journal of Art Historiography|volume=4|pages=1–18}}</ref> While a copy of her lecture was not archived it is said she discussed the struggle for Australian women artists to get recognition.<ref name=":3" />
As part of a first wave of feminist artists in Melbourne,<ref name=":0" /> Whyte presented a paper at women's cultural group the [[Austral Salon]] along with [[Violet Teague]] in August 1907.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal|last=Peers|first=Juliette|date=June 2011|title=Women artists as drivers of early art historical activities and alternative art historical narratives in Australia|url=https://arthistoriography.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/peers-the-canon-and-its-disc.pdf|journal=Journal of Art Historiography|volume=4|pages=1–18}}</ref> While a copy of her lecture was not archived it is said she discussed the struggle for Australian women artists to get recognition.<ref name=":3" />

Latest revision as of 05:49, 31 July 2023

Janie Wilkinson Whyte (1869–1953)[1] was an Australian artist.

Biography[edit]

Canterbury bell flowers, ca. 1921–1930, State Library Victoria

Whyte was a painter, etcher, and wood-carver who studied at the National Gallery School from 1890–1895[1] and together with Dora Wilson and Jessie Traill took lessons in etching from John Mather.[2] Their etchings were published in The Lone Hand in 1907 as some of the earliest works in this field made by women.[2] Whyte was an impressionist artist who painted portraits, figure studies, and landscapes,[3] and was one of the first Melbourne women to paint dockyard scenes.[1] She also painted interiors and flowers, and worked with oils, watercolours, and pastels.[3] Her cityscapes contained charming observations of Melbourne life.[1] Whyte showed with the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors in the 1920s.[4]

As part of a first wave of feminist artists in Melbourne,[1] Whyte presented a paper at women's cultural group the Austral Salon along with Violet Teague in August 1907.[5] While a copy of her lecture was not archived it is said she discussed the struggle for Australian women artists to get recognition.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Trove". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b Lee, Mary Alice, "Wilson, Dora Lynnell (1883–1946)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 20 August 2020
  3. ^ a b Angeloro, David James (2019). "An Australian Woman's Impression and Its Influences" (PDF). Davidson Auctions.
  4. ^ "Art Notes". The Age. 23 August 1923. p. 12. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b Peers, Juliette (June 2011). "Women artists as drivers of early art historical activities and alternative art historical narratives in Australia" (PDF). Journal of Art Historiography. 4: 1–18.

External links[edit]

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