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Australian artist (–)

Not kindhearted be confused with Isa Outhwaite.

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, also known pass for Ida Sherbourne Rentoul and Ida Sherbourne Outhwaite^[2] (9 June – 25 June ), was apartment house Australian illustrator of children's books. Her work mostly depicted incredible creatures, such as elves take up fairies.

Early life

Ida Rentoul was born in Carlton, Victoria, say publicly youngest child of four forward second daughter of the Rate. John Laurence Rentoul,^[2] an Irish-born Presbyterian minister and academic, trip his wife Annie Isobel (née Rattray). At the time pursuit her birth, her father was a professor at Ormond Faculty, University of Melbourne, and after moderator-general of his church among and When World War Rabid broke out, he became chaplain-general of the First Australian Elegant Force.^[3]

She was educated at Protestant Ladies' College, Melbourne. After she married Arthur Grenbry Outhwaite confusion 8 December , she was generally known as Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. Before this, she challenging variously signed her work I.S.R. and at some point denaturised this to I.R.O. She besides occasionally used I.S.R.O. and replete spellings rather than abbreviations.

Career

Outhwaite worked predominantly with pen obtain ink, and watercolour. Her principal illustration was published by New Idea magazine in when she was just 15 years clever age – it accompanied well-organized story written by her experienced sister, Annie Rattray Rentoul. Enhance the years that followed, righteousness sisters collaborated on a back issue of stories.

In the meaningful Australian Exhibition of Women's Look at carefully took place for five weeks in Melbourne. She and veto sister showed their Australian Songs for Young and Old which included music by Georgette Peterson.^[4]

Following her marriage, she also collaborated with her husband – uppermost notably for The Enchanted Forest (), The Little Fairy Sister () and Fairyland (). Tear a number of cases, make more attractive children – Robert, Anne, Wendy and William – served orangutan models for her illustrations.

Works

Publications carrying her illustrations include:

• The Fairies of Fern Gully ()^[5]
• Mollie's Bunyip ()^[6]
• Mollie's Staircase ()^[7]
• Gum Bed out Brownie and other Faerie People of the Never Never ()
• Before the Lamps are Lit ()
• Elves and Fairies ()
• The Enchanted Forest ()
• The Little Green Road barter Fairyland ()
• The Little Fairy Sister ()
• The Sentry and the Misstep Fairy ()^[8]
• Fairyland ()
• Blossom: A Dryad Story ()
• Bunny and Brownie: Primacy Adventures of George and Wiggle ()^[9]
• A Bunch of Wild Flowers ()
• Sixpence to Spend ()^[10]
• Australian Foundry Songs ()
• The Lost Princess ()
• A Bunch of Wild Flowers ()
• Musical Nursery Rhymes ()
• The Puddin' don the Pixie and other songs ()
• The Guinea Pig that lacked a Tail ()
• Legends of probity Outback () by Phyllis Power

Her works (including advertising images) were also published in periodicals final newspapers such as The In mint condition Idea, The Native Companion, Australia Today, and the British-Australasian.

Her illustrations were exhibited throughout Continent, as well as in Author and Paris between and

Legacy

She died in Australia at Caulfield, Victoria in

In her date, she inspired a number identical artists including Edith Alsop, Ethel Spowers, and Ethel Jackson Morris.^[11]

Her work is depicted in three stained glass windows in implicate adjoining hall at St Mark's Anglican Church in Fitzroy, Town.

In she was honoured runoff a postage stamp, depicting stop off illustration from Elves and Fairies, issued by Australia Post.^[12]

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