Award
Archibald Prize
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SACRED LEGACY ARCHIVES™
Nora Heysen
1911-01-11 – 2003-12-30
Life & Legacy
Nora Heysen, (11 January 1911 – 30 December 2003) was an Australian artist, the first woman to win the Archibald Prize in 1938 for portraiture and the first Australian woman appointed as an official war artist.
Occupation & Career
painter, artist
Education
Julian Ashton Art School
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Archibald Prize; Victorian Honour Roll of Women; Member of the Order of Australia
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Archibald Prize · Member of the Order of Australia · Victorian Honour Roll of Women
Education & Institutions
Julian Ashton Art School
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Victorian Honour Roll of Women
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Award
Member of the Order of Australia
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Family Father
Hans Heysen
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Family Spouse
Robert Hughes Black
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Sources & Provenance
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