Muriel Pornett b. 1894

Also known as Muriel Hedwig Lucy Pornitz, Muriel Porrett
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and illustrator in watercolour and pencil. She drew sentimental Aboriginal figures for her children's book, Mia Mia Mites, in 1919.
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Name
Muriel Pornett
Also known as:
  • Muriel Hedwig Lucy Pornitz (Original family surname anglicised to Pornett)
  • Muriel Porrett (Infrequently misspelled in press notices)
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1894
Death date
1982
Residence
  • 1915 - Adelaide, SA
  • 1931 - c.1935 Surrey Hills, Melbourne, Vic
  • 1919 - 1920-1929 226 Burke Street, Upper Hawthorn, VIC
Training
  • 1915 - Adelaide School of Art, Adelaide, SA
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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Related events
  • Archibald Prize, 1936, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (exhibited at)
  • Archibald Prize, 1935, Art Gallery of New South Wales (exhibited at)
  • Archibald Prize, 1934, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Artists' Society, 1919, Melbourne (exhibited at)
  • Muriel Pornitz (1894-1983): Forgotten excellence (exhibited at)
  • South Australian Women Artists: paintings from the 1890s to the 1940s (exhibited at)
  • Archibald Prize, 1936, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (exhibited at)
  • Archibald Prize, 1935, Art Gallery of New South Wales (exhibited at)
  • Archibald Prize, 1934, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Artists' Society, 1919, Melbourne (exhibited at)
  • Muriel Pornitz (1894-1983): Forgotten excellence (exhibited at)