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Margaret Olley AC
Biography
Margaret Olley AC (1923-2011), painter, studied art at East Sydney Technical College and the Grande Chaumière in Paris.
6 portraits in the collection
Margaret Olley
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1963
Self portrait with Bottlebrush, 1991
Margaret Olley AC
Portrait, oil on board
Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC and the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2021
Margaret Olley, 1991
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Margaret Olley, 1995
Adam Knott
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of The Hammond Care Group 1999
Head study for portrait of Margaret Olley, 1994
Jeffrey Smart AO
Portrait, pencil on paper
Bequest of Nick Enright AM 2004
Margaret Olley, 1998
Lewis Morley
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Portrait of Margaret Olley in her Paddington studio, 2011
by John McRae
Image
Margaret Olley, 1991 (printed 2012)
Greg Weight
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Greg Weight 2012
Margaret Robertson
Biography
Margaret Robertson (née Whyte, 1811–1866) was the daughter of settlers George and Jessie Whyte, who emigrated to Van Diemen’s Land from Scotland in 1832.
4 portraits in the collection
Margaret Fulton OAM
Biography
Margaret Fulton (1925-2019), a major figure in developing Australia's appreciation of food, was instrumental in teaching generations of people to cook.
1 portrait in the collection
Rev. Margaret Court AC MBE
Biography
The Rev. Margaret Court AC MBE (b. 1942) has won more major tennis championships than any other player, having acquired 62 Grand Slam titles between 1960 and 1975.
1 portrait in the collection
Margaret Preston
Biography
Margaret Preston (1875-1963) trained at the NGV School and the Adelaide School of Design before leasing a studio and beginning to teach in Adelaide.
1 portrait in the collection
Margaret Woodward
Biography
Margaret Woodward (b. 1938), painter, grew up in Sydney where she gained a scholarship to study art at the NAS.
3 portraits in the collection
Margaret Whitlam AO
Biography
Margaret Whitlam AO (1919-2012), social worker and writer, was a champion swimmer as a schoolgirl.
2 portraits in the collection
Margaret Michaelis
Biography
Margaret Michaelis, photographer, was born Margarethe Gross, of Polish Jewish parents at Dzieditz, near Bielsko.
2 portraits in the collection