Loti Smorgon (née Kiffer; 1919 – 20 August 2013) was an Australian philanthropist. Along with her husband, Victor Smorgon, she donated an estimated $40 million in cash and artwork to the National Gallery of Victoria. Loti married Victor in 1937, and they were married for 73 years until his death in 2009. They were both made

Officers of the Order of Australia An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization. The term derives from Old French ''oficier'' "officer, official" (early 14c., Modern French ''officier''), from Medieval Latin ''officiarius'' "an officer," fro ...

in the

1990 Queen's Birthday Honours The Birthday Honours 1990 for the Commonwealth realms were announced on 15 June 1990, to celebrate the Queen's Birthday of 1990. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged firstly by the ...

(Victor was later elevated to Companion) and were both featured on the Australian Legends series of postage stamps in 2008. She was also the subject of a 1981 portrait by Andy Warhol. Titled ''Loti Smorgon'', it is in the National Gallery of Victoria.

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