THE LOST PORTRAIT OF A BIG HEARTED SINGER

On October 16, 2019   /   Blog   /   Leave a comment
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THE LOST PORTRAIT OF A BIG HEARTED SINGER

To mangle the words of Oscar Wilde, for an institution to lose a miniature portrait would be unfortunate…. to lose a life-sized, framed oil painting sounds more like carelessness. Catherine Hayes (1818-1861) was a celebrated, Irish born soprana who toured Australia extensively in the mid 1850s. At

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STELLA MARKS’ PORTRAIT OF EDITH CAVELL

On July 13, 2019   /   History   /   8 Comments
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STELLA MARKS' PORTRAIT OF EDITH CAVELL

First, a little background. In 1931, art collector George Garnett presented prominent Hobart surgeon Dr. Victor Ratten with a gift, in thanks for saving the life of his 14 year old daughter Myra. Appropriately, the gift was a large oil painting of the British nurse Edith Cavell.

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