Margaret Francis b. 1909

  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, was born into an art loving family. Her older sister Dorothea was also a painter. They exhibited together for many years.
Talk | Version history | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 1995
Name
Margaret Francis
Birth date
1909
Death date
1987
Death place
None
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Residence
  • Melbourne, VIC
Active Period
  • c.1922- c.1975
Languages
  • English
Training
  • c.1958- c.1959 Alfred and Yolande Calkeon
  • 1941- 1943 Bell's Selbourne Road studio classes, Kew, Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1939 George Bell's school, Melbourne, Vic.
Is Indigenous
No
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

painter, born 1905 in Melbourne, Australia.
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Writers:
Staff Writer
Date written:
1995
Last updated:
2011
associate of
Margaret Frances Ellen Baskerville
1861
Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)
sibling of
Dorothea Francis
1903
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Catherine Hardess
1889
associate of
Alleyne Clarice Zander
1893
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Treania Ena Smith
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Joan Henry
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Red Cross
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
National Service Committee of Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Country Women's Association
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
Quaint Corner, Paddington
United Nations' permanent exhibition of Arts and Crafts of All Nations
1953
Exhibition (exhibited at)
New York, New York, USA
Citations:
  • Peers, Juliet, (1993), More Than Just Gumtrees, (Place: Melbourne, Vic.)
  • Peers, Juliet, (1991), The George Bell and Max Meldrum Schools, (Place: McClelland & Castlemaine Galleries, Melbourne, Vic.)
  • Moore, Felicity St John, (1992), Classical Modernism: The George Bell Circle, (Place: Melbourne, Vic.)
  • Eagle, Mary & Minchin, Jan, (1981), The George Bell School, (Place: Melbourne, Vic.)
  • Alexander, Jim, (1987), Dorothea Francis and Margaret Francis, (Place: Important Women Artists, Melbourne, Vic.)
See also:
  • Heritage: ADD section 6, plate 255