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| Born | Olive Muriel Pink 17 March 1884 |
| Died | 6 July 1975 (aged 91) Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
Olive Muriel Pink (17 March 1884 – 6 July 1975) was an Australian botanical illustrator, anthropologist, gardener, and activist for Aboriginal rights who spent much of her life in Central Australia.
Pink spent much of her life agitating and being a passionate advocate for improved rights and conditions for Australia's Indigenous people. She never married, having lost a "very dear friend" Harold Southern, a fellow artist who was killed at Gallipoli in 1915.[1] In her later years, Pink concentrated on botanical pursuits and established the currently named Olive Pink Botanic Garden in Alice Springs.
- ^ "Item 26 – Water colour painting by H A Southern". Library Special and Rare Collections. University of Tasmania. Retrieved 20 June 2018.