Mary M. Abbott b. c.8 November 1916

Also known as Mary Abbott Roberts, Mary M Roberts
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Mary Abbott Roberts, who also exhibited under her maiden name of Mary Abbott, was born in Quirindi in rural New South Wales and studied in Sydney at the Sydney Commercial Arts School and the Julian Ashton Art School. She was best known as an academic portrait painter and regularly exhibited in the Archibald Prize throughout the 1950s.
Tags: women's art, portraiture, illustration, fashion
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Name
Mary M. Abbott
Also known as:
  • Mary Abbott Roberts
  • Mary M Roberts
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Other Occupation
  • teacher (ANZSIC code: 81) -
Tags:
women's art
portraiture
illustration
fashion
Birth date
c.8 November 1916
Birth place
Quirindi, NSW, Australia
Death date
c.2 February 1996
Active Period
  • 1934 - 1996
Residence
  • -

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References [<ExternalResource: J Adams, J Barber, B Hall "PRoject 21: Women's Images of Women" Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1977>, <ExternalResource: S Batty "Mary Abbott Roberts, 1935-1985" Bathurst Regional Art Gallery>] [<ExternalResource: Adams, Jude; Barber, Jennifer; Hall, Barbara (15 October 1977), 'Project 21: Women's Images of Women'.>, <ExternalResource: S Batty "Mary Abbott Roberts, 1935-1985" Bathurst Regional Art Gallery>]