Dora Meeson | |
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Dora Meeson Coates, Wife of the Artist
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Born |
Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia |
7 August 1869
Died | 24 March 1955 Chelsea, London, England |
(aged 85)
Nationality | Australian |
Education | 1898–1899 Académie Julian c.1896-c.1898 Slade School of Fine Art National Gallery of Victoria Art School Christchurch School of Art, Christchurch, NZ |
Known for | painter |
Spouse(s) | George James Coates |
Website | Meeson, Dora DAAO |
Elected | ROI in 1919 |
Dora Meeson (1869–1955) was an Australian Artist and an elected member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in London, England. She was a member of the British Artists' Suffrage League. A representation of her banner was used on the design of the Australian 2003 dollar coin celebrating the centenary of women's suffrage. She was married to fellow artist George James Coates on 23 July 1903.