Nancy Greene b. 1894 Melbourne, VIC

Also known as:
  • Nancy Maureen Browne
  • Maureen Browne
  • Nancy Maureen Angell Greene
After her father lost much of his wealth, Greene, although under no pressure, felt obliged to find work. She worked as a commercial artist, specialising in fashion catalogues. She would return to her interest in fashion and art after the social upheavals of the two world wars, when she created hats and handbags in the 1950s.
Name
Nancy Greene
Also known as:
  • Nancy Maureen Browne
  • Maureen Browne
  • Nancy Maureen Angell Greene
Birth date
16 June 1894
Birth place
Melbourne, VIC
Death date
31 December 1991
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Gender
Female
Residence
  • c.1946- c.1991 Sydney, NSW
  • 1913- 1915 Brisbane, QLD
Other Occupation
  • Grocer
  • Fashion designer
  • Commercial artist
Active Period
  • c.1959- c.1965
  • 1913- 1914
Languages
  • English
Training
  • 1912 with Dattilo Rubbo and Sydney University, NSW
  • 1908- 1910 Abbotsleigh, Sydney, NSW
Is Indigenous
No
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

commercial artist and fashion designer, was born in Melbourne on 16 June 1894, third of the six children of Sylvester John Browne, a wealthy mining speculator and pastoralist, and Anne Catherine, née Stawell.

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Writers:
Staff Writer
Date written:
1995
Last updated:
2011
associate of
Alfred R. Coffey
1869
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Grace Cossington Smith
1892
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
parent of
Anne Alison Greene
1878
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Dattilo Rubbo
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
child of
Sylvester John Browne
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
child of
née Stawell Anne Catherine Browne
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
spouse of
George Greene
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
parent of
Rawdon Greene
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
parent of
Fairlie Greene
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
parent of
June Greene
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
Royal Easter Show
1965
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Sydney, NSW
Recognitions
Sydney Royal Easter Show
1965
Award
Note: First prize in sewing
Citations:
  • (c.1968), interviews with the artist
See also:
  • (Heritage biography) ADD section 5, plate 199