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Margaret Rose Preston nee MacPherson [PRG 280/1/6/327] • Photograph

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Summary

Margaret Rose Preston seen here painting a still life was born at Glanville on 29 April 1875. A painter, wood engraver and print maker she studied at the Adelaide School of Design and the Melbourne National Gallery School. Working as an overseas agent for the Art Gallery of South Australia as she was responsible for the controversial acquisition of William Orpen's 'Sowing new seed'. She married William George Preston at O'Halloran Hill on 31 December 1919.

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Physical description

photograph; 20 x 15.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1909

Collection

Part of Searcy Collection

Subject

Preston, Margaret, 1875-1963
Women artists -- South Australia

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Digitisation information

Date

10/09/2002

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,369 x 3,060 pixels (7.2 MP)

Size

7.26 MB

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