Name: Nora HEYSEN
Also known as:
Born: 11 Jan 1911 At: Hahndorf, SA AUS Sex: F
Christened: At:
Died: 30 Dec 2003 At: NSW, AUS Cause:
Burial /cremation: ? At: Hahndorf General Cemetery, SA, AUS
Parents: Father: Wilhelm Ernst Hans Franz HEYSEN Mother: Selma BARTELS
Spouse/partner: Robert Hughes BLACK Born: 20 Dec 1917 Died: ?
Married: 20 Jan 1953 At: Sydney, NSW AUS
Children:

Biographical notes:


Daughter of Sir Hans Heysen. Began formal training as an artist at North Adelaide in 1926. Further study in Britain & Europe. Winner of the Archibald Portrait Prize in 1938. Moved to Sydney in 1938. Was first female official war artist appointed during World War II which took her to New Guinea in 1944. Awarded the Order of Australia. Lived at Hunters Hill, NSW.
Reference documents:
1911 birth registration index record.
Artist Profile (National War Memorial)
Biography (Australian Women)
Biography (Wikipedia)
Postcards: Norah Heysen