Clara Southern b. 3 October 1860

Also known as Panther, Mrs John Flinn
  • Artist (Painter)
Clara Southern, painter, studied at the National Gallery of Victoria's Art Schools in 1883-87 under Frederick McCubbin and George Folingsby. Fellow students included Josephine Muntz-Adams, Jane Sutherland, A.M.E. Vale, Emanuel Phillips Fox and Arthur Streeton. Nicknamed 'Panther' for her lithe beauty, Clara Southern was admitted in 1886 as one of the early women members of the students' Buonarotti
Name
Clara Southern
Also known as:
  • Panther
  • Mrs John Flinn
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8022)
Birth date
3 October 1860
Birth place
Kyneton, Vic.
Death date
15 December 1940
Death place
Warrandyte, Melbourne, Vic.
Active Period
  • 1883 - 1940
Residence
  • 1905 - 1940 Warrandyte, Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1888 - 1898 Grosvenor Chambers, 9 Collins Street, Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1883 - 1887 Melbourne, Vic.
Training
  • Taught by Mme Berthe Mouchette, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Taught by Walter Withers, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1883 - 1887 National Gallery of Victoria's Art Schools, Melbourne, Vic.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book