Historical information

Edith (Alice) WATSON (1914–2010)
Murtoa | Australia

Alice Watson studied at the Ballarat Technical Art School (at the School of Mines, Ballarat) from 1930 until 1933.
These works include commercial art, advertising and catalogue illustrations as well as figure construction and fashion-plate designs.

Watson sat several departmental exams, including drawing and painting plant forms from nature, lettering, Composition of Form and Colour and advanced General Design, as well as dressmaking and embossed leatherwork. Her folio applies many Australian native floral elements to design.

Upon graduating, Watson taught at the Murtoa High School, living with her parents until their deaths in 1972 and 1988 when she was 74 years old.

Alice Watson died in Ballarat, aged 95, having conserved her beautiful student folio, which was generously gifted to the Federation University permanent Historical Collection by the Watson family.

Physical description

A folio of Fashion Drawing by Edith Alice Watson of the Ballarat Technical Art School.

.1) Two women dressed in fashionable clothing- lhs tan ensemble and hat; rhs fuschia ensemble with black and white accessories plus fur stole. Signed lrs A.Watson.
1933.
.26) The image with three women wearing a hats. This appears to be an example of ticket writing. Signed lrs "A Watson- 2nd term. 1932."
.35) The image with a woman wearing a hat appears to be an example of ticket writing. Signed lrs "A Watson--11th-7-32."
.23) female figure drawing. Signed lrs A.Watson. 1st Term. 1932
.21) female figure drawing. Signed lrs A.Watson. 2nd Term. 1932
.17) drawing of lips, side view. Signed lrs A. Watson. 1931
.18) drawing of lips,three-quarter view. Signed lrs A. Watson

Inscriptions & markings

.37) Paper is embossed with 'Windsor & Newtons Bristol Board' stamp.(Griffin depicted in centre)