Woman Rossi, Daisy (1879 - 1974)

Born
18 January 1879
South Australia, Australia
Died
1974
Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Artist, Designer and Writer
Alternative Names
  • Bright, Eva (Pen name)
  • Poole, Daisy Temple (Married Name)
  • Temple, Mary (Pen name)

Written by Dorothy Erickson, Independent Scholar

Daisy Mary Rossi was a leading Western ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ artist, designer and writer. She moved in influential government, artistic and feminist circles. Rossi exhibited in the First ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ Exhibition of Women's Work in Victoria (1907), taught at the Fremantle Technical School, worked as an interior designer and became the first female member of the Town Planning Association in 1917.

Published Resources

Magazine Articles

  • Nunn, Mary, The Wildflower Paintings of Daisy Rossi, Trust News, vol. 196, Perth, Western Australia, December 1996, 8 - 9 pp. Details

Theses

  • Bennett, Christobel, 'Rossi: Artist and Citizen in Early Twentieth Century Perth', BAHons thesis, The University of Western Australia: Department of History, 1998. Details

Online Resources

  • 'Daisy Rossi', in Art Gallery of Western Australia: 2011 Acquisitions, Art Gallery of Western Australia, 3 February 2013, . Details
  • Erickson, Dorothy, 'Rossi, Daisy Mary (1879 - 1974)', in ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ National University (ANU), c.2006, . Details

See also

  • 'Rossi, Daisy', The ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ Women's Register, National Foundation for ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ Women, . Details