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.
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Name
Margaret Senior
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Other Occupation
  • Set maker (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Costume maker (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Actor (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Costume designer (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Set designer (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Commercial artist (ANZSIC code: 6924)
Birth date
1917
Birth place
London, England, UK
Death date
1995
Death place
Collaroy Plateau, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1940 - c.1970
Arrival
  • c.1940
Residence
  • 1970 - 1995 Collaroy Plateau, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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References [<ExternalResource: Pownall, Eve (1952), 'Australia Book', Illustrations by Margaret Senior.>, <ExternalResource: Pownall, Eve (1952), 'Cousins-Come-Lately', Illustrations by Margaret Senior.>, <ExternalResource: Chadwick, Doris (1962), 'John and Nanbaree', Illustrations by Margaret Senior.>, <ExternalResource: Chadwick, Doris (1955), 'John of the "Sirius"', Illustrations by Margaret Senior.>, <ExternalResource: Rees, Leslie (1951), 'Two Thumbs the Koala', Illustrations by Margaret Senior.>, <ExternalResource: Rees, Leslie (1950), 'Kurri Kurri the Kookaburra', Illustrations by Margaret Senior.>, <ExternalResource: Fletcher, Jane Ada, 'Little Brown Piccaninnies of Tasmania', Illustrations by Margaret Senior.>, <ExternalResource: McVitty, Walter (1989), 'Margaret Senior', Sydney, NSW : Authors & Illustrators of Australian Children's Books.>, <ExternalResource: Senior, Margaret, 'Bush Haven Animals', 1954.>] [<ExternalResource: Pownall, Eve (1952), 'Australia Book', Illustrations by Margaret Senior.>, <ExternalResource: Pownall, Eve (1952), 'Cousins-Come-Lately', Illustrations by Margaret Senior.>, <ExternalResource: Chadwick, Doris (1962), 'John and Nanbaree', Illustrations by Margaret Senior.>, <ExternalResource: Chadwick, Doris (1955), 'John of the "Sirius"', Illustrations by Margaret Senior.>, <ExternalResource: Rees, Leslie (1951), 'Two Thumbs the Koala', Illustrations by Margaret Senior.>, <ExternalResource: Rees, Leslie (1950), 'Kurri Kurri the Kookaburra', Illustrations by Margaret Senior.>, <ExternalResource: Fletcher, Jane Ada, 'Little Brown Piccaninnies of Tasmania', Illustrations by Margaret Senior.>]