Margaret B. Weir b. 7 October 1856

  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Weir was a painter, art teacher and gifted needleworker, though she regarded this element of her artistic life as a hobby. A student at the National Gallery School in Victoria, Weir's later wildflower watercolours were said to be inspired by the style of Ellis Rowan.

painter, art teacher and needleworker, was born on 7 October 1856 at Steiglitz, Victoria. In 1890-91 she attended classes at the National Gallery School, Melbourne. For most of her life she lived in Royal Parade, Parkville, and attempted to make a living by giving lessons in painting. Although a gifted needleworker, she regarded this as a hobby. Painting was her profession, and she is reputed to have held an exhibition of her paintings in the Melbourne Town Hall in the late 1920s or early 1930s. In later life she devoted herself to watercolours of wildflowers in the style of Ellis Rowan . She died at Parkville on 2 August 1934.

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Writers:
McPhee, John
Date written:
1995
Last updated:
2011