painter and commercial artist, born in England 12 October 1906, where she trained as a commercial artist. Her English commercial work includes Dainty Doris Goes Shopping 1927. In 1936 she left her first husband for Bill Courcier (with whom she had four children); they emigrated to Sydney in 1937. Long had a solo exhibition at Macquarie Galleries in 1943. She won third prize for portrait of seaman in the 'War at Sea’ section of CEMA’s (Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts) 'Australia at War’ exhibition (NGV, then AGNSW 1945). She was regularly hung in the Archibald Prize exhibition and with the Sydney Society of Artists; also a member of CAS Melbourne. Lived in Paddington, Sydney, until 1967 when she and Bill moved permanently to their cottage in Bundeena. They finally retired to Cambridge (UK), where she died on 3 June 1975.
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