Mary Murray-Prior b. February 1845

Also known as Mary Bundock
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Murray-Prior spent most of her childhood on the family property, Wyangarie, on the Richmond River. She was friendly with the local Aboriginal population and took a keen interest in the native flora and collecting artefacts. She bequeathed her collections to museums in both Australia and Europe.
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Name
Mary Murray-Prior
Also known as Mary Bundock
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Art Collector (ANZSIC code: 6240)
Birth date
February 1845
Birth place
Hunter River, NSW
Death date
April 1924
Death place
Perth, WA
Active Period
  • c.1853 - c.1860
Residence
  • c.1885 - c.1890 Europe
  • c.1924 Perth, WA
  • Sydney, NSW
  • Wyangarie, Qld
  • c.1860 - c.1863 Edgecliff. NSW
  • Grafton, NSW
  • c.February 1845 - c.1845 Merton, Hunter River, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Kerr, Joan (ed.) (1992), 'The Dictionary of Australian Artists: Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870', Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: McBryde, Isabel (1978), 'Records of Times Past: Ethnohistorical Essays on the Culture and Ecology of the New England Tribes', Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Bundock, Mary (Mrs Murray-Prior), 'Memoirs of Early Days on the Richmond River', Typescript copy, original manuscript, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney.>]