Summary
Vase decorated by Helen Ilich at Ellis ceramics studio in Fitzroy around 1955. Helen migrated to Melbourne from Croatia in 1953 with her two children, her husband already having arrived. She had always wanted to be an artist but rarely had the opportunity or parental support to pursue her passion. This continued in Australia but she found a degree of artistic outlet by working in three ceramic studios around Melbourne - Ellis, Isobel (a small independent business) and Guy Boyd's studio which she particularly enjoyed. At the Boyd studio she painted many ceramic pieces with Australian landscape and Aboriginal motifs, produced for the domestic and tourist markets. Helen later joined the Heidelberg Artists' Society and taught painting at home, producing many works of her own.
Physical Description
Ceramic vase decorated with a floral design in black over a base green glaze.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Nina Chelleri, 20 Jun 2002
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Artist
Helen Ilich, Fitzroy, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1955
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Manufactured For
Ellis Ceramics Studio, Fitzroy, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1955
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Inscriptions
Base: Ellis/H.I./1966.
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overall dimensions
11 cm (Length), 7 cm (Width), 11 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Artistic Practices, Artworks, Croatian Communities, Croatian Immigration, Displaced Persons, Domestic Equipment, Immigration, Wars & Conflicts, World War II, 1939-1945
