Margaret Preston b. 29 April 1875

Also known as Margaret Rose McPherson, Rose McPherson, Margaret Rose Macpherson, Margaret Rose Preston, Margaret Macpherson
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Preston concentrated on still life rather than figure study, seeking to reinvent the genre, with inspiration from Aboriginal art. Her hand-coloured woodcuts of flowers gave a modern look to a traditional women's subjects.
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Name
Margaret Preston
Also known as:
  • Margaret Rose McPherson
  • Rose McPherson
  • Margaret Rose Macpherson
  • Margaret Rose Preston
  • Margaret Macpherson
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Teacher
Birth date
29 April 1875
Birth place
Port Adelaide, SA
Birth note
also given as 1883
Death date
28 May 1963
Death place
Mosman, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1884 - c.1963
Residence
  • 1939 - 1963 Mosman, Sydney, NSW
  • 1932 - 1939 Berowra, Sydney, NSW
  • 1920 - 1932 Mosman, Sydney, NSW
  • 1913 - 1914 Brittany, France
  • 1913 - 1914 Paris, France
  • 1912 - 1913 London, England, UK
  • 1907 - 1912 Adelaide, SA
  • 1904 - 1907 Europe
  • 1896 - 1898 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1898 - 1904 Adelaide, SA
  • 1894 - 1896 Adelaide, SA
  • 1893 - 1894 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1884 - 1893 Sydney, NSW
  • 1875 - 1884 Port Adelaide, SA
Training
  • 1884 W. Lister Lister, Sydney, NSW
  • Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, Camberwell, London, England, UK
  • Munich Government Art School for Women, Germany
  • 1896 - 1898 National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.
  • School of Design, Adelaide, SA
  • 1893 - 1894 National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.
Cultural Heritage
  • Quaker
  • Scottish
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions

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