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William Mora
Biography
William Mora (1953–2023), art dealer and gallerist, was the eldest son of artist Mirka Mora and restauranteur and gallery owner Georges Mora.
1 portrait in the collection
William - Aspendale, 1966 (printed 2015)
Lazar Krum
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Gift of the artist 2015
Mirka and Philippe - 9 Collins Street, c. 1966 (printed 2015)
Lazar Krum
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Gift of the artist 2015
Georges Mora
Biography
Georges Mora (1913-1992) was born Gunter Morawski to a Leipzig Jewish bourgeois family of Polish descent.
1 portrait in the collection
Philippe Mora
Biography
Philippe Mora (b. 1949), filmmaker, artist and writer, is the eldest son of artist Mirka Mora and restauranteur and gallery owner Georges Mora.
1 portrait in the collection
Mirka Mora
Biography
Mirka Mora (1928–2018), French-born artist and restaurateur, narrowly escaped Auschwitz as a girl.
5 portraits in the collection
Mirka by Mirka, 2000
Mirka Mora
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2021
Mirka Mora
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1965
Portrait of Georges Mora, 1956
Charles Blackman OBE
Portrait, oil on paper laid on board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011
It's a Mora!
Magazine article by Tedi Bills, 2016
Select extracts from Mirka Mora's autobiography, Wicked but Virtuous, provide rich accompaniment to recent Gallery acquisitions.
Mirka Mora, 2001
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Mirka Mora, 1983
Andrew Sibley
Portrait, pencil on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2010
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Mirka - 9 Collins Street, c. 1966 (printed 2015)
Lazar Krum
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Gift of the artist 2015
Wicked but Virtuous
About Face article
Faith Stellmaker shares pioneering artist and restaurateur Mirka Mora’s lasting legacy on Melbourne’s art, dining and culture.
Kate Girard, c. 1885
Mora of New York
Portrait, carte de visite photograph
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Graham Smith 2009
Opening of the First Legislative Council of Victoria by Governor Charles Joseph LaTrobe at St Patrick's Hall, Bourke Street West, Melbourne November 13th 1851, 1883
John Noone after William Strutt
Portrait, photolithograph on paper
Purchased 2013