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. She was educated at

Lauriston Girls' School (Holiness, Wisdom, Strength) , established = 1901 , type = Independent, single-sex, day school , denomination = Non-denominational , slogan = A school for life , principal ...

and then a finishing school in Switzerland. She married Douglas Howard Carnegie on 11 March 1931 at Scots' Church, Melbourne. Desmond Digby's portrait of Carnegie was a finalist for the 1966

Archibald Prize The Archibald Prize is an Australian portraiture art prize for painting, generally seen as the most prestigious portrait prize in Australia. It was first awarded in 1921 after the receipt of a bequest from J. F. Archibald, J. F. Archib ...

. It was acquired by the

Art Gallery of New South Wales The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), founded as the New South Wales Academy of Art in 1872 and known as the National Art Gallery of New South Wales between 1883 and 1958, is located in The Domain, Sydney, Australia. It is the most importa ...

in 1991. The 1976 film, Mad Dog Morgan, was based on her book, ''Morgan: The Bold Bushranger.'' Carnegie was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the

1985 Australia Day Honours The 1985 Australia Day Honours were announced on 26 January 1985 by the Governor General of Australia, Sir Ninian Stephen. The Australia Day Honours are the first of the two major annual honours lists, announced on Australia Day Australia ...

. She was promoted to

Officer of the Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gove ...

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 ...

for "service to art, literature and to local history". Carnegie was awarded an honorary doctor of letters by Charles Sturt University in

Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga (; informally called Wagga) is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 56,000 as of June 2018, Wagga Wagga is the state's la ...

, New South Wales. 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 Sir Roderick Howard Carnegie AC (born 27 November 1932) is a prominent Australian businessman, primarily working in the coal industry. Carnegie was born in November 1932 in Melbourne, eldest child and only son of Douglas and Margaret Carnegie ( ...

, and three daughters survived her.

Selected works

Books

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References

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Margaret Carnegie, collector and patron
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carnegie, Margaret 1910 births 2002 deaths 20th-century Australian women writers 20th-century Australian writers Officers of the Order of Australia People educated at Lauriston Girls' School