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Margaret Preston b. 29 April 1875

Also known as Margaret Rose McPherson, Rose McPherson, Margaret Rose Macpherson, Margaret Rose Preston, Margaret Macpherson
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Ceramist)
Margaret Preston specialised in still life subjects, seeking to reinvent the genre, with inspiration from Aboriginal art and Australian native flowers, but she also made landscapes, and painted an introspective self-portrait. Her hand-coloured woodcuts and linocuts are a modernist interpretation of what is often thought of as traditional women's subject matter.
  • Biographical Data b. 29 April 1875 Port Adelaide, South Australia
  • Biography 1 biography
  • Associates 31 people
  • Groups 2 groups
  • Works 11 works
  • Exhibitions 39 exhibitions
  • Collections 8 collections
  • Recognitions 2 recognitions
  • References 24 references
  • received
    Exposition Internationale
    Dates
    1937
    Recognition type
    Award
    Note

    Silver Medal

  • received
    Coolgardie Exhibition, Coolgardie, WA
    Dates
    1899
    Recognition type
    Award
    Note

    Winner – Second Class Award

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