Nora Heysen | |
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Born | |
Died | 30 December 2003 Sydney, Australia | (aged 92)
Education | School of Fine Arts, Adelaide Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney |
Known for | First woman Australian war artist First woman to win the Archibald Prize |
Notable work | Madame Elink Schuurman 1938 |
Spouse | Dr. Robert Black |
Awards | Member of the Order of Australia Melrose Prize for Portraiture Archibald Prize Australia Council Award for Achievement in the Arts |
Nora Heysen, AM (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.