Theodora Esther Cowan | |
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![]() Cowan c.1898 | |
Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 13 November 1868
Died | 27 August 1949 Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 80)
Education | |
Known for | Sculpture, painting |
Theodora Esther Cowan (Theo) (1868–1949) was an Australian artist, regarded as the first Australian-born woman sculptor.[1][2][3] She was one of a number of women sculptors who were working at the end of the 19th century.[4] Apart from being the first to be born in Australia, Cowan (along with Margaret Baskerville) was among the first to achieve success, especially for her portrait work.[5][6][7]