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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Nora Kate Weston was born on 18 June 1880 at [[Parramatta]] in New South Wales.<ref name="ADB Weston">{{cite |
Nora Kate Weston was born on 18 June 1880 at [[Parramatta]] in New South Wales.<ref name="ADB Weston">{{cite book |last1=Hunt |first1=Jane E. |title=Weston, Nora Kate (1880–1965) |chapter=Cultural Advice |chapter-url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/weston-nora-kate-12004 |website=Australian Dictionary of Biography |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |accessdate=11 April 2020}}</ref> Her parents were Frederick Weston and Mary Ann Elliott.<ref name="ADB Weston"/> She had eight brothers and sisters.<ref name="ADB Weston"/> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Revision as of 15:14, 16 July 2021
Nora Kate Weston | |
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| Born | 18 June 1880 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 16 August 1965 (aged 85) Berrima, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Other names | "Chips" Weston |
| Alma mater | School of Art Wood-Carving, South Kensington |
| Occupation | Cabinet-maker |
Nora Kate Weston (1880-1965), also known as "Chips" Weston, was an Australian cabinet-maker who taught woodcarving, carpentry and leatherwork. She was influential in the arts and crafts movement in Australia.
Early life
Nora Kate Weston was born on 18 June 1880 at Parramatta in New South Wales.[1] Her parents were Frederick Weston and Mary Ann Elliott.[1] She had eight brothers and sisters.[1]
Career
Weston studied in London at the School of Art Wood-Carving, South Kensington.[1]
Weston opened Sydney studios which offered art classes, lessons in woodcarving, carpentry and leatherwork.[2] Together with her partner Eirene Mort,[3] and artists Dorothea Adams and Beatrice Pearson, she gave private lessons to adults and groups of children at their studio.[4]
The studio became a professional design and Australian art centre which operated for more than 30 years.[5] They promoted Australian products and design, designing and manufacturing furniture, wood carving, metalwork, bookbinding and leatherwork, using their own designs.
Weston was an early member of the Society of Arts and Crafts of New South Wales.[6]
Weston taught crafts to wounded soldiers in various hospitals in World War I and in World War II.[1]
Personal life
Weston died on 16 August 1965 at Berrima.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Hunt, Jane E. "Cultural Advice". Weston, Nora Kate (1880–1965). National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "Eirene Mort b. 1879". Design & Art Australia Online. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Celebrating the arts and crafts of Eirene Mort". ABC Radio. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "The Amazing Miss Mort". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Artist, teacher Eirene Mort moved to Mittagong in 1937". Southern Highland News. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Cooke, Anne; Society of Arts & Crafts of N.S.W (1991), A History of the Society of Arts & Crafts of New South Wales 1906-1991 : issued in commemoration of the 85th anniversary of the Society of Arts & Crafts of New South Wales, The Society, ISBN 978-0-646-07767-3
