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Geraldine Rede
An Australian illustrator, printmaker, and political campaigner, Geraldine Rede is best remembered for her pioneering artist’s books and finely crafted woodcuts. Her collaboration with Violet Teague helped introduce Japanese-inspired color relief printing to Australian book art.
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Night Fall in the Ti-Tree
by Violet Teague, Geraldine Rede
About the author
Geraldine Rede (1874–1943) was an Australian artist, illustrator, printmaker, and political campaigner. She collaborated closely with Violet Teague, and the pair hand-produced Night Fall in the Ti-Tree in Melbourne in 1905. The book, a whimsical work about rabbits in the Australian bush, is regarded as an early and important example of color relief printing in Australia.
Rede also created A Little Book of Australian Trees (1909), a handmade collection of woodcuts and verse inspired by native flora. Her art drew on Japanese woodblock techniques while focusing on distinctly Australian subjects. Around 1900, she also sketched a young Miles Franklin.
Beyond her artistic work, Rede served as honorary secretary of the Women’s Political Association, a non-party organization founded by Vida Goldstein. She traveled to London with Aileen Goldstein in 1914 to attend a conference connected with women’s political and civic organizations.