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

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Accession[1975.0111] Papers of Norman MacgeorgeIdentifierUMA-ITE-1975011100100Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentNorman and May Macgeorge with dogs, at the Macgeorge’s home ‘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 the Macgeorge’s 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.
Inscription: "Norman & May Macgeorge" written in pencil on the back of the photograph.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnitBWP Album 0076Copyright StatusPublic domainConditions of Use and ReproductionThis item is out of copyright. Please acknowledge the University of Melbourne Archives as the source of this material.MenuBrowse digitised items | Available online | Items in the public domain

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CreatorUnknownRolePhotographer

Provenance

CreatorMacgeorge, NormanRoleProvenance

Dates

Datec 01/01/1930 - 31/12/1938

Description Control

Previous System ID1975.0111.00100Format NumberBWP/12277UMAIC IDUMA/I/3936

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsDimensions5.5 x 5.5 cm

Subjects

SubjectMay MacgeorgeNorman Macgeorge

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

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