Bertha Merfield
| Bertha E. Merfield | |
|---|---|
| File:Photo of Bertha Merfield.jpg | |
| Born | 30 January 1869 West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Slade School, National Gallery School |
| Known for | Painting |
Bertha Merfield (1869–1921) was an Australian painter and muralist. She was a founding member of the Twenty Melbourne Painters Society.[1]
Biography
Merfield was born in West Melbourne, Victoria on 30 January 1869 to Thomas and Isabella (née Wardman) Merfield.[2][3] She studied at the Slade School in London, England and the National Gallery of Victoria Art School.[4] She made generous loans of works from her collection to the inaugural exhibition of Castlemaine Art Gallery in 1913, including paintings by Tudor St George Tucker, Alexander Colquhoun, George Clausen, Frederick McCubbin and Blamire Young.[5]
She was a member of the London Society of Mural Decorators and Painters in Tempera.[6] In 1916[7] her mural for the Cafe Australia in Melbourne received public acclaim.[4] The building was demolished in 1938.[7]
Merfield was a founding member of the Twenty Melbourne Painters Society.[1]
Merfield died on 20 September 1921 in Melbourne.[4]
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External links
- Balcony and mural in the main dining hall, Café Australia, Melbourne
- Catalogue of an exhibition of decorative panels by Miss Bertha E. Merfield
- Resource list on Trove (National Library of Australia) for Merfield, Bertha E. (1869-1921)
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