Olive Long b. 12 October 1906

  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Known for her commercial work in England, Long worked mainly as painter after emigrating to Australia. Her work was regularly included in the Archibald Prize.
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painter and commercial artist, born in England 12 October 1906, where she trained as a commercial artist. Her English commercial work includes Dainty Doris Goes Shopping 1927. In 1936 she left her first husband for Bill Courcier (with whom she had four children); they emigrated to Sydney in 1937. Long had a solo exhibition at Macquarie Galleries in 1943. She won third prize for portrait of seaman in the 'War at Sea’ section of CEMA’s (Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts) 'Australia at War’ exhibition (NGV, then AGNSW 1945). She was regularly hung in the Archibald Prize exhibition and with the Sydney Society of Artists; also a member of CAS Melbourne. Lived in Paddington, Sydney, until 1967 when she and Bill moved permanently to their cottage in Bundeena. They finally retired to Cambridge (UK), where she died on 3 June 1975.

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Related stub people
  • Courcier, Bill (spouse of)
Related stub person groups
  • Contemporary Artists' Society (Vic) (associate of)
  • NSW Society of Artists (associate of)
Related works
  • Portrait of Seaman (creator of)
  • Self Portrait (creator of)
  • Dainty Doris Goes Shopping (creator of)
Related collections
  • Howard Hinton Collection, New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Australia at War' exhibition, Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (received)
Related events
  • Archibald Prize (exhibited at)
  • NSW Society of Artists (exhibited at)
  • Solo exhibition (exhibited at)