Biographical entry Glover-Fleay, Maude Edith Victoria (1869 - 1965)

Summary

Maude Glover-Fleay was one of Australia's first wildlife artists. She studied for a around two years under Fredrick McCubbin at the Drawing School, National Gallery of Victoria. The Victorian College of the Arts established a Maude Glover Fleay Award to honour her contribution to Australia's natural history. A Maude Glover Fleay Fund was also established to help with the purchase of work by Australian artists, especially females. The Ballarat Fine Art Gallery was a major recipient of the fund.

Published resources

Books

• Fleay-Thomson, Rosemary; Fleay-Beasy, Mary, The Girl from Sulky Gully, A Review of the Life of Australian Artist Maude Glover-Fleay, 1869-1965, 1999. Details

Edited Books

• McKay, Judith (ed.), Brilliant Careers: Women Collectors and Illustrators in Queensland, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, 1997, 80 pp. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Glover-Fleay Maude Edith Victoria', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1477098. Details