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Bess Norriss Tait
Biography
Bess Norriss Tait (1879-1939), artist, was born in Melbourne and studied under Frederick McCubbin and Bernard Hall at the National Gallery School between 1897 and 1901.
1 portrait in the collection
Self portrait, 1909
Bess Norriss Tait
Portrait, watercolour and bodycolour on cardboard
Purchased with funds provided by Barbara and Jim Higgins 2010
Small worlds
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2010
Bess Norriss Tait created miniature watercolour portraits full of character and life.
Portrait 38
December 2010 - February 2011
Magazine
This issue features Martin Schoeller, Bess Norriss Tait, Emanuel Solomon and the sisters of St Joseph, Rennie Ellis and AC/DC, John Brack and more.
Anne Tait
Carol Jerrems
Image
Harold Parker, c. 1906
Bessie Gibson
Portrait, watercolour on ivory in locket frame
Gift of Rosamond Shepherd 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Amy Castles
Biography
Amy Castles (1880–1951), soprano, was born in Melbourne and educated at schools in Bendigo, where her family lived from the early 1880s.
4 portraits in the collection
Amy Castles, c. 1899
Falk Studios
Portrait, albumen silver photograph on cardboard (Paris Panel)
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Jim and Barbara Higgins 2012
Amy Castles, c. 1902
The Swiss Studios, Melbourne
Portrait, albumen silver photograph on cardboard (Paris Panel)
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Jim and Barbara Higgins 2012
Out of the shadows
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2013
Joanna Gilmour profiles the life and times of the shutter sisters May and Mina Moore.