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Latitude
-32.256944
Longitude
148.601111
Start Date
1905-01-01
End Date
1988-01-01

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ID
tb9129

Extended Data

Birth Place
Dubbo, NSW, Australia
Biography
decorator, was born in rural NSW, one of three talented Burkitt sisters (another was Dora Sweetapple ). This entry is a stub. You can help DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Staff Writer Date written: 1995 Last updated: 1992
Born
b. 1905
Summary
Interior designer and decorator whose work and achievements exemplify the best of the many dynamic and significant advances that occurred within Australian modernism in the post-war years. Hailed as an interior design 'legend', Marion Hall Best was a leading local arbiter of style who was also recognised internationally for her avant-garde modernism.
Gender
Female
Died
1988
Age at death
83