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Latitude
-30.9554038
Longitude
148.3885885
Start Date
1899-01-01
End Date
1987-01-01

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ID
tb9141

Extended Data

Birth Place
Coonamble, NSW, Coonamble?, NSW, Australia
Biography
silversmith, painter, textile designer, mural artist, window dresser, interior designer, journalist, lecturer and teacher, was very active from the 1920s to the 1970s. This entry is a stub. You can help DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Staff Writer Note: Heritage biography. Date written: 1995 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. 1899
Summary
One of the three Burkitt sisters, who were active practitioners, teachers and patrons in the promotion of twentieth-century design in Sydney. Through her teaching and Marion Best's shop, she had a pivotal role in nurturing the growth of young artists such as Ann Gyngell and Marea Gazzard. Her influence extended to art criticism and she served on the editorial board of the magazine "Architecture and Arts and the Modern Home".
Gender
Female
Died
1987
Age at death
88