Ninon Phillips artwork - Infant Health 2

Overview

One of a series of four framed artworks about nursing produced by Ninon Phillips (1921-2015).
The frames are painted gold and the mounts are cream. There is an inner frame of gold surrounding the central artwork.
The illustrations are in natural hues of paint with black pen detail added over the top.

This piece depicts a nurse feeding a baby. She is sitting on a chair next to a table on which sits a little fuel-filled stove with a saucepan on top. It has been used to warm the milk the baby is drinking. A large kerosene lamp illuminates the scene.

Historical information

Ninon Phillips was born in Hawthorn in 1921. She won a scholarship to Maryborough Technical College and then continued her art studies at Melbourne Technical School. She began her career in textile design around 1936, but became better known for her wildlife and botanical works.
She worked in many different media including silk-screen and textile design, photo tinting, painting and illustration. She exhibited widely in Australia and also in the Tryon Gallery in London.
Her life's passion was caring for both people and wildlife. She worked as a nurse in the 1940's and was Matron of Allendale Private Hospital in Melbourne in the 1960's.
A biography written by the W.I.S.E. (Wildlife in Secure Environment) Trust is attached as a link. Ninon was the founder of this trust and cared for injured wildife for several decades.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-119-RoW00018
Width
390 mm
Height or length
430 mm
Inscriptions and markings

It is signed by the artist, Ninon Phillips.

Place made
Victoria
Australia
Primary significance criteria
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
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Illustration showing a a nurse in uniform and veil feeding a baby with a bottle.
Illustration showing a a nurse in uniform and veil feeding a baby with a bottle.
Collage of the 4 artworks in a series about nursing by Ninon Phillips
Collage of the 4 artworks in a series about nursing by Ninon Phillips.

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