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'words are the daughters of the earth' Marion Halligan

Marion Halligan

Marion Halligan AM (1940–2024) is a novelist, short story writer, reviewer and essayist.

1 portrait in the collection

'words are the daughters of the earth' Marion Halligan

'words are the daughters of the earth' Marion Halligan

'words are the daughters of the earth' Marion Halligan

'words are the daughters of the earth' Marion Halligan, 2002

Portrait, watercolour and gouache on vellum

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2004

Marion Borgelt

Marion Borgelt

Marion Borgelt (b. 1954) grew up on a farm in the Wimmera district in western Victoria and attained her Diploma in Fine Art, majoring in painting, from the South Australian School of Art in 1976.

1 portrait in the collection

New Year's Eve 2019 Allison Marion

New Year's Eve 2019

Marion Borgelt

Marion Borgelt

Marion Borgelt

Marion Borgelt, 2001

Portrait, watercolour on paper

Gift of Marion Borgelt 2022. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

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Madame Carandini, c. 1872

Charles Hewitt, A Marion Son and Co (Paris/London)

Portrait, albumen silver photograph on cabinet card

Purchased 2022

Sir Clive McPherson

Sir Clive McPherson

Sir Clive McPherson

Sir Clive McPherson, early 1950s

Sir William Dargie CBE

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the Estate of Marion Orme Page 2016

Marion, 2019 Glenn Homann

Marion

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L.J. Brown, 1955

Richard von Marientreu

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Estate of Marion McBeath Harper 2019

Malcolm Williamson

Malcolm Williamson

Malcolm Williamson

Malcolm Williamson, 1948

an unknown artist

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Diane Williamson and Marion Foote 2013

Study for a portrait of Dame Merlyn Myer DBE

Study for a portrait of Dame Merlyn Myer DBE

Study for a portrait of Dame Merlyn Myer DBE

Study for a portrait of Dame Merlyn Myer DBE, 1960s

Sir William Dargie CBE

Portrait, oil on masonite

Gift of the Estate of Marion Orme Page 2016

Rev. Victor B. Walls and Mrs. Walls, Trinidad, B.W.I., c.1930

The first nurse

Magazine article by Tamsin Hong, 2016

Tamsin Hong recounts the tale of Marion Smith, the only known Australian Indigenous servicewoman of World War One.

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2022

Portrait Donors

Aida Azin, 2024 Emmaline Zanelli

Aida Azin

Emmaline Zanelli

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2016

Portrait Donors

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2019

Portrait Donors

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