ISSUE 33 — FEBRUARY 2009 Cemetery Conversations THE NEWSLETTER OF THE FRIENDS OF ST. KILDA CEMETERY I N C . EUPHEMIA ETHEL ELIZABETH SPENCER HENDERSON drawings to him These s a talented included 1ouisa Atkinson, watercolourist of 0anny Charsley, Helena Scott, A botanical subjects, and a Annie 2alker, as well as jilted lover of a romantic and Euphemia famous man, Euphemia INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Henderson’s life should be well 3n meeting, Euphemia and recorded as a Victorian romantic Mueller were attracted to each SYBIL CRAIG 2 tragedy, but her talents and ( 1 9 0 1 - 8 9 ) other and engaged in walks subsequent sorrow for her and interludes in the grounds situation are probably now well- of the Gardens where their REMEMBERING forgotten B A R O N S I R romantic relationship FERDINAND VON developed Mueller referred in M U E L L E R Born on the island of Guernsey, a his writing to her as 4My F R E D E R I C daughter of James Henderson G O D F R E Y Beloved Euphemia” and in “On meeting, HUGHES (1858- and Catherine née Black, 1853 they became engaged, 1944)#CITIZEN Euphemia, with her brother John Euphemia and but this was a short-lived FORTHCOMING 4 Black Henderson and her sister Mueller were T O U R S romance, as the following year Georgiana, arrived in Victoria in Mueller broke off their attracted to each 1838, thus being one of the relationship on the dubious other and engaged in SOME NOTABLE 4 earliest arrivals in the colony ANNIVERSARIES grounds of his ill-health and They settled on Phillip Island and walks and interludes I N 2 0 0 9 pressure of work, but it is also subsequently moved to ,anakie, in the grounds of the said that he thought she was $OHN OWENS & 4 South Gippsland Gardens where their GOLDFIELDS past child-bearing age He MEDICO AND romantic P O L I T I C A L Euphemia came from a gifted subsequently became L E A D E R and artistic family Her brother engaged to Rebecca Nordt in relationship James was a noted artist 1858 but that relationship developed”. failed and he never married ) ) Euphemia’s hobby was an Euphemia died, unmarried, at engagement in painting flowers The e.tent of her interest in 9ew, Victoria, in November www.psrs.biz garnishing subjects for her 1907 and is buried at St 9ilda tion ( tion General Cemetery (CofE 4D? paintings led her to the FRIENDS OF ST. (ILDA 480A in an unadorned grave CEMETERY INC. Melbourne Botanical Gardens (REG NO. A00 8728$ where she met 0erdinand von (Source: Morris, D., “Mueller, Sir ABN 69 718 92 799) Mueller, the director Ferdinand Ja ob Heinrich von [Baron von Mueller$ (1825 - 1896,”, Australian Dictionary of Bio0raphy, 1olume 5, PO Box 261 Mueller was interested in art for Melbourne 2niversity 3ress, 1975, pp ST. KILDA VIC 3182 its botanical depictions and had a 306-3088 Dictionary of Australian AUSTRALIA great number of women botanical Artists Online: www.daao.or0.au/ painters and collectors send main/read/3186, Phone: 9527 2387 / 9531 6832 e ail: info%foskc.org we,site: www.foskc.org A Publishing Solutions and Research Services produc Services Research and Solutions APublishing Cemetery Conversations Page 2 SYBIL CRAIG (1901-89) on all these aspects for her Craig painted members of he reportage of war portrayals of women in her the Comforts 0und sewing would be incomplete 1940s war paintings group in a number of works T without the contributions of war artists, 3n 1 March 1948, Craig The 175 works that Craig who have predominately became the third female completed as an official war been men, placed in the official war artist appointed artist are mostly small in siEe front line to paint what they by the Australian 2ar but make use of vivid colour saw 0ew women were Memorial She was and pattern She captures commissioned to this role in recommended by members the variety of tasks women Australia during 2211, “Craig’s works are of the MemorialBs art performed in Melbourne in however the works of Stella advisory panel who had the war years, replete with Bowen, Nora Heysen and been urged to include more demonstrating the Sybil Craig stand out for the rh thm, colour, modernist artists CraigBs importance of womenBs quality of their work and parents urged her to accept contributions to the war simplicit and their depiction of another effort She found the factory side of warfare 2hilst their design, and are a As a shy and self-conscious noisy, but enjoyed the appointment was an person, Craig felt inadequate companionship of the other delight to the e e overdue recognition of their for her post, ill-equipped to workers There is no trace of in their modernist abilities, they faced many adequately portray her propaganda in her work, but more restrictions than male form”. subjects in an industrial rather visions of honest artists and their role was setting and found it a depictionF Craig painted mainly to document the work 4tremendous responsibility? what she saw Unfortunately of women in the services She felt obligated to remain her modernist war works are in Melbourne to look after rarely e.hibited outside the Craig was born in Enfield, her parents, where she confines of the Australian England on 18 November would be able to travel on 2ar Memorial 1901 and arrived with her public transport to select parents in Victoria the destinations as part of her Craig died in a nursing home following year She appointment in Melbourne on 14 commenced drawing classes September 1989 and is in 1920 and enrolled at the Craig’s war paintings are buried in the St 9ilda Melbourne National Gallery notable for their contrasting Cemetery with her parents School in 1924-31 settings She worked for Encouraged by her friend four months at the Come on our Artists’ Tour and fellow artist Jessie Commonwealth E.plosives on Sunday 22 March and Mackintosh, Craig held her 0actory at Maribyrnong, first solo show at the hear more about Sybil recording the activities of the Athenaeum Gallery in 1932 Craig and many other female munitions workers and e.hibited with the famous painters buried in Craig grew to love this Headstone monument of the Crai0 family 2omen Painters and aspect of her assignment, the Cemetery 0rave:Church of En0land “D” 220 Sculptors from 1933 sayingC 4My work is at (Source: Australian War Memorial, Craig’s further studies www.awm.0ov.au/aboutus/ present wonderfully artist_profiles/crai0.asp8 Spec , C., developed her interest in interesting to me, and I feel “3aintin0 Ghosts: Australian women colour, pattern and simplicity artists in wartime” (2005,8 Wil ins, as though I have crowded a A., “Sybil Crai0 (1901-1989,” in and she found influence in “Artists in Action” (2003,8 Wil ins, A., lifetime of e.perience into a the work of Matisse, and “Sybil Mary Frances Crai0”, few monthsD? In stark Dictionary of Australian ArtistsB that of the English artist Online, www.daao.or0.au/main/ contrast to the factory floor, read/1970, Matthew Smith Craig drew early in her appointment Issue 33 — February 2009 Page 3 REMEMBERING BARON SIR FERDINAND VON MUELLER aron Sir 0erdinand world, but more especially volume of the Flora Jakob Heinrich von the deceasedBs numerous AustraIiensis, upon which B Mueller (1828 I personal friends, will be he had wor ed for years, 1895A was a man of pleased to hear that his and was preparin0 for the worldwide repute He was eFecutors (Eev. W. 3otter, 3ress at the time of his the recipient of many Dr. AleF. Buttner and H. death, is to be published, international honours for his Buttner, Esq., are - in to0ether with two volumes scientific endeavours and compliance with the BaronBs on his administration as was largely responsible for dyin0 wish - now collectin0 director of the Botanical the international recognition donations for the erectin0 Gardens, Melbourne, and given to Australian scientific upon his 0rave in the St. embracin0 a bio0raphy and endeavour This is Dilda cemetery, Melbourne, complete biblio0raphy of his e.emplified in the following of a monument worthy of writin0s. The eFecutors will Grave of Baron Sir Ferdinand von Mueller at the St. Dilda General article which appeared in the deceased savantBs feel favored by the loan of Cemetery the American journal 4The fame. The monument is of any of his letters, or the MuseumC A Monthly Science 0rey 0ranite, 23ft. in hei0ht, communication of incidents Journal? (August 1898 I all hi0hly polished, and will in the BaronBs life which page 149A following his stand in the centre of a friends may deem worthy of death on 10 3ctober 1895F 0rave-plot 12ft. sGuare, notice in the bio0raphy. planted out with choice Donations and letters specimens of the Australian should be addressed - IEev. 4The Aate Baron Sir flora, with which the BaronBs W. 3otter, J1onmueller,B Ferdinand 1on Mueller, name has become Arnold street, South Yarra, D.C.M, F.E.S. Etc., imperishably lin ed. They Melbourne. Australia”. Government Botanist of also will be 0lad to now 1ictoria. that the illustrious Scientists throu0hout the phytolo0is.Bs supplemental The headstone monument of von MuellerBs impressive 0rave FREDERIC GODFREY HUGHES (1858-1944)#CITIZEN S O L D I E R rederic Godfrey He was best known as a March 1915 suffering from Hughes, was born on citiEen soldier rising through pneumonia and typhoid 0 25 January 1888 at the ranks from a gunner in fever 2indsor, Melbourne 1878 to become commander After the war he Educated at Melbourne of the 11th Australian 1ight concentrated on business, Grammar, he began as a Horse Regiment in 1903 3n mining and pastoral interests clerk with a prominent the outbreak of 2orld 2ar I, and died at St 9ilda on 23 Melbourne land valuer Hughes