Margaret Carnegie Explained

Margaret Frances Carnegie (14 March 1910 – 5 August 2002) was an Australian writer, art patron and collector.

Biography

Margaret Frances Carnegie was born in Melbourne on 14 March 1910, daughter of Henry George Allen and Amelia Burberry.^[1] She was educated at Lauriston Girls' School and then a finishing school in Switzerland.^[2] She married Douglas Howard Carnegie on 11 March 1931 at Scots' Church, Melbourne.^[3]

Desmond Digby's portrait of Carnegie was a finalist for the 1966 Archibald Prize. It was acquired by the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 1991.^[4]

The 1976 film, Mad Dog Morgan, was based on her book, Morgan: The Bold Bushranger.^[5]

Carnegie was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 1985 Australia Day Honours.^[6] She was promoted to Officer of the Order of Australia in the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to art, literature and to local history".^[7]

Carnegie was awarded an honorary doctor of letters by Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.^{[8] [9]} The university holds the Margaret Carnegie Collection of Australiana within its archives.

Carnegie died on 5 August 2002. She was predeceased by her husband in 1998. Her son, Roderick Carnegie, and three daughters survived her.^[10]

Selected works

Libretto

External links

• Margaret Carnegie, collector and patron

Notes and References

1. Web site: Allen. Margaret Frances. Birth certificate: 12774/1910. 2021-01-01. Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria.
2. Web site: 2002-08-09. Great collector of art and teller of our tales. 2021-01-01. The Sydney Morning Herald. en.
3. News: 14 March 1931. Family Notices. CXXX. 11. The Australasian. ((4,288)). Victoria, Australia. 1 January 2021. National Library of Australia.
4. Web site: Margaret Carnegie with orange dress and specs, 1966, To do with the blue by Desmond Digby. 2021-01-01. Art Gallery NSW.
5. News: 2 June 1976. BUSHRANGER DAN MORGAN STATES HIS CASE. 43. 42. The Australian Women's Weekly. 53. Australia. 2 January 2021. National Library of Australia.
6. Web site: Mrs Margaret Francis Carnegie. 2021-01-01. It's An Honour.
7. Web site: Mrs Margaret Frances Carnegie, OAM. 2021-01-01. It's An Honour.
8. Web site: Ms Margaret Frances Carnegie: Citation for the conferral of a Doctor of Letters (honoris causa). 2021-01-01. Charles Sturt University.
9. Web site: Honorary Awards. 2021-01-01. Charles Sturt University. en-AU.
10. Web site: Margaret Carnegie Obituary (2002) - Herald Sun. 2021-01-01. www.legacy.com. en.