Marion Hall Best b. 1905

Also known as Marion Burkitt
  • Artist
Interior designer and decorator whose work and achievements exemplify the best of the many dynamic and significant advances that occurred within Australian modernism in the post-war years. Hailed as an interior design 'legend', Marion Hall Best was a leading local arbiter of style who was also recognised internationally for her avant-garde modernism.
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Name
Marion Hall Best
Also known as Marion Burkitt
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist
Other Occupation
  • Decorator
Birth date
1905
Birth place
Dubbo, NSW
Death date
1988
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1935 - c.1988
Residence
  • Sydney, NSW
  • Woollahra, Sydney, NSW
  • Mittagong, NSW
  • c.1925 - c.1970 Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions

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Related works
  • Ceramics and textiles on display in Marion Best Pty Ltd showroom, Queen Street Woollahra, 1956 / photographed by Antonia Blaxland (None)
  • Marion Best Pty Ltd showroom, Queen Street Woollahra, 1956 / photographed by Antonia Blaxland (None)
  • Dining alcove designed by Marion Best for Peter Playfair's flat in Elizabeth Bay, Sydney / photographed by Antonia Blaxland (None)
  • Ceramics and textiles on display in Marion Best Pty Ltd showroom, Queen Street Woollahra, 1956 / photographed by Antonia Blaxland (None)
  • Dining alcove designed by Marion Best for Peter Playfair's flat in Elizabeth Bay, Sydney / photographed by Antonia Blaxland (None)
  • Marion Best Pty Ltd showroom, Queen Street Woollahra, 1956 / photographed by Antonia Blaxland (None)