page_title: Vida Lahey
hierarchical_section_title: Vida Lahey
caption_attribution_description: English: Artist Vida Lahey, ca. 1924 Vida Lahey was born at Pimpama in 1882 and died in Brisbane in 1968. She studied painting in Europe and later taught privately in Brisbane. She assisted with establishing the Queensland Art Fund where her activities included librarianship in the newly established art library. She taught children's art classes and later Saturday classes for children at the Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) after 1941. Vida's Monday Morning (ca. 1912) one of the few paintings depicting the duties of women, was donated by Mme F. Cougeau to the QAG soon after it was painted. It still hangs there today. Vida was acclaimed for her role as visual artist, for her energy in promoting art for all and for considering the child artist. (Description supplied with photograph).
context_page_description: Frances Vida Lahey MBE was a prominent artist in Queensland, Australia. She exhibited widely from 1902 until 1965.
context_section_description: Frances Vida Lahey MBE (1882—1968) was a prominent artist in Queensland, Australia. She exhibited widely from 1902 until 1965.
caption: Vida Lahey circa 1924 Queensland
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