Marguerite Henriette Mahood b. 29 July 1901

Also known as Marguerite Henriette Callaway, Margot Mahood
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
Prolific female artist, educator and historian who produced work in a variety of media during the twentieth century. She was awarded a PhD from Melbourne University in 1973 for her work on nineteenth-century political cartoons, published as The Loaded Line.
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Name
Marguerite Henriette Mahood
Also known as:
  • Marguerite Henriette Callaway
  • Margot Mahood
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Commercial screen-printer (ANZSIC code: 6924)
  • Art historian (ANZSIC code: 6910)
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 8102)
Birth date
29 July 1901
Birth place
Richmond, VIC, Australia
Death date
1989
Death place
Toorak, VIC, Australia
Active Period
  • c.1916 - c.1973
Residence
  • c.1901 - c.1989 Melbourne, Vic
Training
  • PhD, c.1970 - c.1973 University of Melbourne, Vic
  • c.1930 Royal Melbourne Institute for Technology, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Leslie Wilkie (Independent studies)
  • Applied Arts, Melbourne Working Men's College (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology)
  • c.1916 - c.1920 National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Presbyterian Ladies College, Melbourne, Vic.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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Related people
  • Kelly, Gladys Napangardi (associate of)
  • McCubbin, Frederick (associate of)
  • Wilkie, Leslie (associate of)
  • Gordon, Adam Lindsay (associate of)
  • McInnes, W. B. (associate of)
  • Callaway, Marguerite (child of)
  • Callaway, Henry (child of)
  • Mahood, Thomas Orrock (spouse of)
  • Mahood, Martin (parent of)
  • Dietrich, Marlene (associate of)
  • Kelly, Gladys Napangardi (associate of)
  • McCubbin, Frederick (associate of)
  • Wilkie, Leslie (associate of)
  • Gordon, Adam Lindsay (associate of)
  • McInnes, W. B. (associate of)
  • Callaway, Marguerite (child of)
  • Callaway, Henry (child of)
  • Mahood, Thomas Orrock (spouse of)
  • Mahood, Martin (parent of)
  • Dietrich, Marlene (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Victorian Artists' Society (associate of)
  • Arts and Crafts Society of Victoria (associate of)
  • Communist Party (associate of)
  • Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors (associate of)
  • Victorian Artists' Society (associate of)
  • Arts and Crafts Society of Victoria (associate of)
  • Communist Party (associate of)
  • Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors (associate of)
Related works
  • Splendour (creator of)
  • Figure of mermaid with seal (creator of)
  • The Disinherited (creator of)
  • Antic vase (creator of)
  • Illustrations for a memorial volume of Adam Lindsay Gordon's poems and other drawings (creator of)
  • Splendour (creator of)
  • Figure of mermaid with seal (creator of)
  • The Disinherited (creator of)
  • Antic vase (creator of)
  • Illustrations for a memorial volume of Adam Lindsay Gordon's poems and other drawings (creator of)
Related collections
  • Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, VIC (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Manly Art Gallery, Manly, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Shepparton Art Museum, Shepparton, VIC (collected in)
  • Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, VIC (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Manly Art Gallery, Manly, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Shepparton Art Museum, Shepparton, VIC (collected in)
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