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Flora Annie Landells

1888 – 1981

Australian painter and potter

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About Flora Annie Landells

Lived 1888 – 1981 (aged 92–93). Flora Annie Landells was an Australian painter, philanthropist and potter.

Flora Annie Margaret Landells born Flora Annie Margaret Le Cornu (1 April 1888 – 30 July 1981) was an Australian painter and potter. She is credited with inspiring interest in pottery in Perth. Her name was Flora Annie Margaret Le Cornu and her parents were Emma Trephena (born Cole) and John Le Cornu who was a gardener. It was her ambition to teach people to paint so in 1903 she set out on her own to study at Perth Technical School. Her fees covered the cost of tutors like James W. R. Linton and she was able to win scholarships to cover these costs. By 1904 she had joined an art society and by 1907 she was teaching art at the Methodist Ladies’ College. when her work was being fired in Helen and May Creeth's kiln. In 1920 she imported her own kiln but her other equipment and her clay was created by her husband.

She and Reg Landells later created Landells Studio Pottery.

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1981, Nedlands
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Flora Landells, Flora Annie Margaret Landells, Flora Annie Margaret Cornu

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Who was Flora Annie Landells?

Australian painter and potter (1888-1981)

When was Flora Annie Landells born?

Flora Annie Landells was born on 1 April 1888 in Adelaide.

When did Flora Annie Landells die?

Flora Annie Landells died in 1981 in Nedlands.

What was Flora Annie Landells's occupation?

Flora Annie Landells was a painter, philanthropist and potter.

What nationality was Flora Annie Landells?

Flora Annie Landells was Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Flora Annie Landells

· Wikidata: Q21537597

· DBpedia: Flora Annie Landells

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