Dora Meeson

Dora Meeson (1869–1955) was an Australian artist and an elected member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in London, England.[1] She was a member of the British Artists' Suffrage League.[2] She was married to fellow artist George James Coates on 23 July 1903.

Dora Meeson
Portrait by her husband,
George James Coates
Born(1869-08-07)7 August 1869
Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
Died24 March 1955(1955-03-24) (aged 85)
Chelsea, London, England
NationalityAustralian
Education1898–1899 Académie Julian
c.1896-c.1898 Slade School of Fine Art
National Gallery of Victoria Art School
Christchurch School of Art, Christchurch, NZ
Known forpainter
Spouse(s)George James Coates
ElectedROI in 1919
WebsiteMeeson, Dora DAAO

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Recognition and legacy

A representation of her banner was used on the design of the Australian 2003 dollar coin celebrating the centenary of women's suffrage.[18] Meeson Street in the Canberra suburb of Chisholm is named in her honour.[19]

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References
  1. Haese, Richard, "Meeson, Dora (1869–1955)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University
  2. "How Australia led the way: Dora Meeson Coates and British Suffrage". Australian Government – FaHCSIA.
  3. Hammond, Victoria; Peers, Juliette; Heide Park and Art Gallery (1992). Completing the picture : women artists and the Heidelberg era (3rd ed.). Artmoves. ISBN 978-0-646-07493-1.
  4. Meeson, Dora. "1916 – Leaving for the front". Art Gallery of Ballarat. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  5. "Dora Meeson". Art Gallery of NSW.
  6. Meeson, Dora. "St. Paul's Cathedral, London, after the surrounding building has been flattened by enemy bombing". Australian War Memorial.
  7. "Dora Meeson". Benalla Art Gallery.
  8. "MEESON, Dora". Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013.
  9. Meeson, Dora. "Portrait of Mrs E Marsh née Seager 1894". Christchurch Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014.
  10. Meeson, Dora. "The Thames at Chelsea". Art Gallery NSW.
  11. Meeson, Dora. "Members of the QMAAC : at work in the cookhouse, RAF Camp, Charlton Park". Imperial War Museum.
  12. "Dora Meeson". Museum of London.
  13. Meeson, Dora. "Peace Celebrations, Indian Troops Marching down Whitehall, 1919". Art UK.
  14. "Dora Meeson". National Gallery of Australia.
  15. "Dora Meeson". National Gallery of Victoria.
  16. "Dora Meeson". National Library of Australia.
  17. "Meeson, Dora". State Library of Tasmania.
  18. "2003 Centenary of Women's Suffrage Dollar". The Australian Coin Collecting Blog. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  19. "Schedule 'B' National Memorials Ordinance 1928–1972 Street Nomenclature List of Additional Names with Reference to Origin: Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Special (National: 1977–2012) – 8 Feb 1978". Trove. p. 13. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

Further reading
  • Wright, Clare (2018). You Daughters of Freedom: The Australians Who Won the Vote and Inspired the World. Melbourne: Text Publishing. ISBN 9781925603934.
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