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Florence Turner Blake b. 26 October 1873

Also known as Florence Turner Mofflin, Florence Turner Greaves, Florence Mofflin

Artist (Painter)

Encouraged to take up art lessons by her neighbour Julian Ashton, Blake raised money to pay for classes by breeding pups from her pug dog. It wasn't until after her divorce and the death of her father however that she really began to practice her art and in 1925 she studied painting under Henry Tonks at the Slade School of Art in London. It was at this time that she also became friendly with Lucie

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Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA

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The Art Gallery of South Australia was founded in 1881. It is located at the heart of Adelaide’s cultural boulevard, North Terrace, between the South Australian Museum and University of Adelaide.

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http://www.artgallery.sa.gov.au/
New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW

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New England Regional Museum (NERAM), Armidale NSW established in 1983. Home of The Howard Hinton Collection, The Chandler Coventry Collection, The NERAM Collection, The Armidale City Collection.
Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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The Art Gallery of New South Wales began in the 1870s as an aspect of the Academy of Art. Later it became known as the National Art Gallery of NSW. This name persisted beyond Federation in 1901. It was given its present name in 1958.
It remains the principal collecting and exhibiting body in NSW and is governed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act of 1980.

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https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/

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Florence Turner Blake b. 26 October 1873

Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA

New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW

Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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