Margaret Senior b. 1917

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Illustrator and commercial artist who was born in London and migrated to Australia in the 1940s. Senior wrote and illustrated a number of children's books and later in her career devoted herself to Australian wildlife studies, most notably posters for the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.

Citations

  • Pownall, Eve (1952), 'Australia Book’, Illustrations by Margaret Senior.

  • Pownall, Eve (1952), 'Cousins-Come-Lately’, Illustrations by Margaret Senior.

  • Chadwick, Doris (1962), 'John and Nanbaree’, Illustrations by Margaret Senior.

  • Chadwick, Doris (1955), 'John of the “Sirius”’, Illustrations by Margaret Senior.

  • Rees, Leslie (1951), 'Two Thumbs the Koala’, Illustrations by Margaret Senior.

  • Rees, Leslie (1950), 'Kurri Kurri the Kookaburra’, Illustrations by Margaret Senior.

  • Fletcher, Jane Ada, 'Little Brown Piccaninnies of Tasmania’, Illustrations by Margaret Senior.

  • McVitty, Walter (1989), 'Margaret Senior’, Sydney, NSW : Authors & Illustrators of Australian Children’s Books.

  • Senior, Margaret, 'Bush Haven Animals’, 1954.

See also

  • 'Heritage: Section 11 plate 496'.
  • 'Margaret Senior, (Self Portrait), vignette from title page of The Australia Book, Sydney 1952.'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book