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Noelle Sandwith
Sandwith collection, National Museum of Australia
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Noelle Sandwith was born in 1927, the only child of English parents Francis and Frieda, both accomplished authors and photojournalists.
Sandwith studied at various art schools in England during the 1940s. In October 1950, she ventured to Australia at the invitation of her uncle who was working in Sydney. Sandwith found freelance art work until, despite family pressure to return to England, she embarked on her journey down the Birdsville Track.
After her return to England in 1955, Sandwith became a state registered nurse but continued practising as an artist. As well as her Australian sketches, Sandwith completed works in Tonga, British Columbia, Fiji and Samoa.
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