Margo Lewers b. 1908

Also known as Margo Plate, Henrietta Margaret Ernestine Lewers
  • Artist
Margo Lewers, a painter was the first person to introduce the Bauhaus to Australians. As a leading abstract expressionist painter, she received favourable reviews, won many awards and her work was included in major exhibitions. She was also active as a commercial artist, textile designer, potter and gallery manager [Notanda, Rowe Street, Sydney].
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Citations

  • '(Family papers)’.

See also

  • 'Frank Hinder, Margo Draws a Vertebrae 1945, coloured pencil 16 x 24 cm, sold Deutscher-Menzies 1 May 2001, lot 180 (colour ill, est. $700-1,000) inscribed 'Penrith - 45 F.C.H' (terrific small sketch)'.
  • 'Heritage chapter 5, plate 223, Studio n.d. (c.1952), watercolour and ink on paper 38 x 26 cm. Lewers Bequest and Penrith Regional Art Gallery, gift of the artist's daughters, Darani Lewers and Tanya Crothers'.

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Other occupations
  • Proprietor of Interior design store
  • Proprietor of Interior design store
Alternative names
  • Margo Plate
  • Henrietta Margaret Ernestine Lewers
  • Margo Plate
  • Henrietta Margaret Ernestine Lewers
Related people
  • Crowley, Grace (associate of)
  • Balson, Ralph (associate of)
  • Hinder, Frank (associate of)
  • Orban, Desiderius (associate of)
  • Lewers, Gerald (spouse of)
  • Nicholson, Ben (associate of)
  • Hepworth, Barbara (associate of)
  • Read, Herbert (associate of)
  • Plate, Adolph Gustav (child of)
  • Plate, Carl (sibling of)
  • Crowley, Grace (associate of)
  • Balson, Ralph (associate of)
  • Hinder, Frank (associate of)
  • Orban, Desiderius (associate of)
  • Lewers, Gerald (spouse of)
  • Nicholson, Ben (associate of)
  • Hepworth, Barbara (associate of)
  • Read, Herbert (associate of)
  • Plate, Adolph Gustav (child of)
  • Plate, Carl (sibling of)
Related person groups
  • Central School of Arts and Crafts, London, England, UK (associate of)
  • Contemporary Art Society, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
  • Central School of Arts and Crafts, London, England, UK (associate of)
  • Contemporary Art Society, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
Related works
  • Xmas Painting (None)
  • Studio (creator of)
  • Xmas Painting (None)
  • Studio (creator of)
Related collections
  • Penrith Regional Gallery and the Lewers Bequest, Emu Plains, NSW (collected in)
  • Penrith Regional Gallery and the Lewers Bequest, Emu Plains, NSW (collected in)
Related events
  • Peter Bray Gallery (exhibited at)
  • Contemporary Art Society (exhibited at)
  • Peter Bray Gallery (exhibited at)
  • Contemporary Art Society (exhibited at)
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