Posted 12 years ago
vetraio50
(751 items)
A kangaroo near a waterfall, gum tree and grevillea lanigera.
A watercolour signed M.Davidson. M. Davidson was the signature of twin sisters Margaret (Peggy) & Marion (Mary) who were born in 1926.
The sisters were trained in Holland and did illustrations for :
Breed standards / R.A.S. Kennel Control,
and
Barking: The Sound of a Language Author: Harold R Spira
and
Australian Weeds by Gai Stern.
Marion and Margaret Davidson were born in Indonesia. Their father was Alister Thomas Davidson (1889-1966), a long-term and senior officer of the famous Burns Philp Company. Their mother Elizabeth Susanna Voss was Dutch.
Marion and Margaret Davidson were also photographers.
If you enjoy photos of boats check out the Sydney Maritime Museums site and see some of their photos: www.shf.org.au/DavidsonFiles/DavMaster.html.
Amazing find !
Many thanks BELLIN68, BeauxPurdy and to my mate ozmarty!
Thank you all!
I hear you are having quite the over population with kangaroos like we are with deer.
Many thanks AmberRose and PhilDavidAlexanderMorris.
The Musings of the meandering Murphy's make more moment here:
http://meanderingmurphys.blogspot.com.au/2011/09/kangaroo-overpopulation.html
I hope you get one soon Phil. They put lots of emblems together. Your collection is quite unique.
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