Quiz on Margaret Preston

Where was Margaret Preston born?

• Adelaide

• Sydney

• Melbourne

• Brisbane

In which year did Margaret Preston become the first woman and modernist to be invited by the Art Gallery of NSW to contribute a self-portrait to the collection?

• 1929

• 1920

• 1935

• 1940

What was the main focus of Margaret Preston's art in the 1930s?

• Landscape painting

• Portrait painting

• Abstract painting

• Sculpture

In which year did Margaret Preston hold her last major exhibition?

• 1953

• 1945

• 1960

• 1930

What was the profession of Margaret Preston's husband, William Preston?

• Not mentioned

• Artist

• Writer

• Musician

What was a significant influence on Margaret Preston's art during her time in the bushland at Berowra?

• Aboriginal rock painting

• European post-impressionism

• Cubism

• Surrealism

Which artwork was created in 1940?

• Wheelflower

• The Brown Pot

• Magnolia

• Native Flowers

What medium was used for the artwork "Magnolia"?

• Oil on canvas

• Colour stencil

• Woodcut, printed in black ink, hand coloured with gouache and black ink

• Gouache printed on thin black card

Which artwork is described as "Colour stencil, gouache printed on thin black card"?

• Everlasting Flowers

• Native Flowers

• The Brown Pot

• Australian Wild Flowers

Which artwork was created circa 1932?

• The Brown Pot

• Wheelflower

• Magnolia

• Everlasting Flowers