Papers of Nora Heysen, 1913-2003 [manuscript]. [1913-2003]

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Papers of Nora Heysen, 1913-2003 [manuscript]. [1913-2003]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/271796461

The papers relate to the life and work of Australian artist Nora Heysen. The papers include letters; photographs; catalogues; newspaper clippings; personal papers (including an extract of her birth certificate); art publications; and sound and video material. The bulk of the collection is a large series of personal correspondence retained by Nora.

6.5 m. (32 boxes) + 2 folio boxes and 1 jumbo folio box.

Libraries Australia

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SNAC Resource ID: 7240380

Libraries Australia

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Heysen, Nora, 1911-

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Australian artist. The fourth child of Hans Heysen, Nora studied art in Adelaide and London. After returning to Australia in 1937, the following year she became the first woman to win the Archibald Prize. In 1943 Heysen was appointed an official war artist, commissioned to depict the women's war effort. In 1993 she received the Australia Council's award for Achievement in the Arts and was awarded the Order of Australia (AM) in 1998. From the description of Papers of Nora Heysen, 1913...