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Latitude
-37.560833
Longitude
143.8475
Start Date
1915-01-01
End Date
2002-01-01

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ID
tb902d

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Birth Place
Ballarat, Vic., Australia
Biography
Eleanor Constance (Nornie) Gude was born in 1915 at Ballarat. Very advanced in painting at a young age, Gude was accepted into the Ballarat School of Mines Technical Art School at the age of 15. She completed her Ballarat studies between 1932 and 1936, winning the MacRobertson Scholarship in 1934. Gude then studied at Melbourne’s National Gallery School winning the NGV Travelling Scholarship in 1941. Gude’s husband, Scott Pendlebury was also a painter and her children Anne and Andrew became an actor and musician respectively (see original DAAO entry) . The work of Nornie Gude is represented in collections such as the Art Gallery of Western Australia; Ballarat Fine Art Gallery; Bendigo Art Gallery; Castlemaine Art Gallery & Historical Museum; Geelong Art Gallery; National Gallery of Victoria; and the University of Ballarat Art Collection. Nornie Gude died in Melbourne on 24 January 2002. Writers: Gervasoni, Clare Date written: 1999 Last updated: 2008
Born
b. 8 December 1915
Summary
An accomplished painter from an early age, Eleanor Gude, or Nornie as she was known, took up her studies at the age of 15 before going on to win the prestigious MacRobertson Scholarship in 1934 and the NGV Travelling Scholarship in 1941, reputedly the first woman to do so.
Gender
Female
Died
24-Jan-02
Age at death
87