Margo Lewers b. 1908

Also known as Margo Plate, Henrietta Margaret Ernestine Lewers
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Ceramist),
  • Designer (Graphic Designer)
Margo Lewers was primarily a painter and an admirer of the Bauhaus movement which she experienced during travels in Germany in 1934. She was initially active as a commercial artist, textile designer, potter and gallery manager [Notanda, Sydney, closed in 1939, reopened 1940]. As a leading abstract expressionist painter, she received favourable reviews, won many awards and her work was included in major exhibitions.
associate of
Grace Crowley
1890
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Ralph Balson
1890
Artist
associate of
Frank Hinder
1906
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
spouse of
Gerald Lewers
1905
Artist (Sculptor)
associate of
Ben Nicholson
Other occupation
associate of
Barbara Hepworth
Other occupation
associate of
Herbert Read
Other occupation
child of
Adolph Gustav Plate
1874
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Elaine Alys Haxton
1909
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter), Designer (Theatre / Film Designer)
When Margo Lewers arrived in London in March 1934, Elaine Haxton met her and found her a room in Kensington. Haxton was a key contact for Lewers in London at the time, linking her to others working in design and advertising. Haxton travelled in Germany that summer with Eileen McGrath and Margo and Gerald Lewers.
friend of
Eileen McGrath
1908
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Graphic Designer)
travelling companion in Germany, 1934, with Elaine Haxton and Gerald Lewers
associate of
Helen Elizabeth Ogilvie
1908
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist, Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Desiderius Orban
1908
Artist (Painter)
sibling of
Carl Plate
1908
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Alison Rehfisch
1908
Artist