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Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 Ellis Rowan : A Life in Pictures
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'The extraordinary Ellis Rowan was no mere 'lady flower painter'. To great effect, she cast herself in the role of 'intrepid lady explorer', and became as well known for her lively accounts of flower-hunting exploits as for her paintings. 

'Over the course of 50 years, she journeyed to many wild and inhospitable places in Australia and beyond, searching for her beloved wildflowers and wildlife subjects, always impeccably dressed in long skirt, high-button boots and wide-brimmed hat. At the age of 70, she ventured alone into the jungles of New Guinea, the first Australian woman to do so. 

'Hers was a solitary, dedicated life, but one coloured by enthusiasm, energy and optimism. She felt different and so became different, flouting the conventions of her time. Her curiosity about people, places and nature, and her ability to make friends of strangers, allowed adventures to fall into her lap. 

'This is her story, told through the wonderful paintings that form part of her collection of 970 works held by the National Library of Australia.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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[Review] Ellis Rowan : A Life in Pictures Stuart Read , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society , December vol. 106 no. 2 2020; (p. 219-221)

— Review of Ellis Rowan : A Life in Pictures Christine Morton-Evans , 2020 single work biography
'Perhaps the saga of getting the National Library of Australia to purchase a large collection of artworks of this dynamic woman, Ellis Rowan, is poorly known.' (Introduction)
Wild Flower Rosemary Neill , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2 May 2020; (p. 6)

— Review of Ellis Rowan : A Life in Pictures Christine Morton-Evans , 2020 single work biography

'Botanical artist and ‘intrepid female explorer’ Ellis Rowan was once a household name. Now, a new biography is bringing her neglected paintings to new generations, writes ROSEMARY NEILL'

Wild Flower Rosemary Neill , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2 May 2020; (p. 6)

— Review of Ellis Rowan : A Life in Pictures Christine Morton-Evans , 2020 single work biography

'Botanical artist and ‘intrepid female explorer’ Ellis Rowan was once a household name. Now, a new biography is bringing her neglected paintings to new generations, writes ROSEMARY NEILL'

[Review] Ellis Rowan : A Life in Pictures Stuart Read , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society , December vol. 106 no. 2 2020; (p. 219-221)

— Review of Ellis Rowan : A Life in Pictures Christine Morton-Evans , 2020 single work biography
'Perhaps the saga of getting the National Library of Australia to purchase a large collection of artworks of this dynamic woman, Ellis Rowan, is poorly known.' (Introduction)
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