Norman Macgeorge at 'Fairyhills' ('Ballangeich'), 25 Riverside Road, Ivanhoe, Victoria

Description

Accession[1975.0111] Papers of Norman MacgeorgeIdentifierUMA-ITE-1975011100041Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentNorman Macgeorge standing on the front porch at ‘Fairyhills’ in Ivanhoe. Norman Macgeorge was born in Adelaide on 8 July 1872, the son of a prosperous draper. He studied art at the Adelaide School of Design and the National Gallery School in Melbourne and then taught drawing at Wesley College, 1902-1906, the Melbourne Teachers’ College and Melbourne Church of England Grammar, 1902-32. He married May Ina Hepburn on 25 Jan 1911, the granddaughter of pioneering pastoralist, Capt. John Hepburn. In the same year they engaged Harold Desbrowe-Annear to design them the house situated at the junction of the Yarra River and Darebin Creek, Ivanhoe. They lived in the house for the rest of their lives and the location provided the scenery for many of Norman’s paintings.
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Provenance

CreatorUnknownRolePhotographer

Provenance

CreatorMacgeorge, NormanRoleProvenance

Dates

DateUndated

Dates

Date1900-1970Date ContextDate of accession

Description Control

Previous System ID1975.0111.00041Format NumberBWP/12285UMAIC IDUMA/I/3946

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsDimensions11.5 x 16 cm