Margaret Preston
Australian artist (1875–1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the American poet and author, see Margaret Junkin Preston.
Margaret Rose Preston (29 April 1875 – 28 May 1963) was an Australian painter and printmaker who is regarded as one of Australia's leading modernists of the early 20th century.[1] In her quest to foster an Australian "national art", she was also one of the first non-Indigenous Australian artists to use Aboriginal motifs in her work.[1] Her works are distinctively signed MP.
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Margaret Preston | |
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Born | Margaret Rose McPherson (1875-04-29)29 April 1875 Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
Died | 28 May 1963(1963-05-28) (aged 88) Mosman, New South Wales, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Known for | Artworks |
Style | Modernism |
Spouse | William George "Bill" Preston |
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