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Double Portrait: Vida and Marie Breckenridge (study), 1999
Nancy Borlase AM
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Marie Breckenridge 2004
Vida Goldstein
Biography
Vida Goldstein (1869-1949), activist, was the daughter of energetic social reformers.
1 portrait in the collection
Great Suffragette demonstration in London, 1911
Rose Stereograph Company
Portrait, stereo view gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2011
Nancy Borlase and Laurie Short, 1991
Jenny Sages
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of the Margaret Olley Art Trust 1998
Nancy Borlase AM
Biography
Nancy Borlase AM (1914–2006), painter and writer, was born in New Zealand, and had to be dug out of the wreckage when an earthquake struck Napier in late 1931.
4 portraits in the collection
The courage of their convictions
Nearest & Dearest
Trust the women
Blue Collar Icon
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2005
Dr Sarah Engledow delves into the life of union leader Pat Mackie who is depicted in a portrait by Nancy Borlase AM.
Rose Scott
Biography
Rose Scott (1847-1925), feminist and social reformer, devoted much of her life to campaigns that resulted in increased independence for Australian women.
1 portrait in the collection
First Ladies
Significant Australian Women 1913–2013
Previous exhibition, 2013
First Ladies profiles women who have achieved noteworthy firsts over the past 100 years.
Star signs
Magazine article by Barry York, 2018
Barry York charts the course from childhood request to autographed celebrity portrait anthology.
Out of the shadows
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2013
Joanna Gilmour profiles the life and times of the shutter sisters May and Mina Moore.