Elaine Alys Haxton b. 26 September 1909

Also known as Elaine Haxton
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Designer (Theatre / Film Designer)
Painter, printmaker and designer , Haxton worked through the 1930's as a commercial artist in both Sydney and London. In 1943 she won the Sulman Prize and in 1986 was awarded an AM for printmaking.
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Name
Elaine Alys Haxton
Also known as Elaine Haxton
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Designer (Theatre / Film Designer)
Other Occupation
  • Costume design (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Book illustration (ANZSIC code: 6924)
  • Set designer (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Commercial artist (ANZSIC code: 6924)
  • Assistant to sculptor Rayner Hoff 1924
  • Fashion Artist 1925 - 1928 David Jones, Sydney, NSW
  • Advertising and design 1933 - 1936
Birth date
26 September 1909
Birth place
Newmarket, Melbourne, Victoria
Death date
6 July 1999
Death place
Adelaide, South Australia
Active Period
  • c.1969
  • 1961
  • 1956
  • c.1945 - c.1949
  • 1939
  • 1932 - 1939
  • 1925 - 1939
  • 1929 - 1931
Residence
  • 1929 - 1931 Bridge Street, Sydney, New South Wales
  • 1941 Albury, New South Wales
  • 1989 - 1999 Adelaide, South Australia
  • 1949 - 1989 Sydney, New South Wales
  • c.1910 - c.1939 Sydney, New South Wales
  • 1933 - 1936 England, UK
  • 1944 - 1945 Papua New Guinea, New Guinea?
  • 1945 New York, USA
  • 1948 - 1950 London, England, UK
Training
  • 1969 Hayter's Atelier 17, Paris, France
  • 1965 Willoughby Art Centre, Sydney, New South Wales
  • c.1932 - c.1939 Grosvenor School, London, England, UK
  • 1924 - 1928 East Sydney Technical College, Darlinghurst, New South Wales
  • 1923 Sydney, New South Wales
  • New York School of Theatre Design, New York, United States of America, 1945
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions
  • Eva Breuer Art Dealer

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Related collections
  • untitled (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Manly Art Gallery, Manly, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA (collected in)
  • The Hermitage (collected in)
  • Edgar Kaufmann collection (collected in)
  • untitled (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Manly Art Gallery, Manly, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA (collected in)
  • The Hermitage (collected in)
  • Edgar Kaufmann collection (collected in)