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Smith, Grace Cossington (1892–1984)

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Grace Cossington Smith, self-portrait, c.1951

Grace Cossington Smith, self-portrait, c.1951

National Library of Australia, 21209662

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Grace Cossington Smith, self-portrait, c.1951

Grace Cossington Smith, self-portrait, c.1951

National Library of Australia, 21209662

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  • Cossington Smith, Grace
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20 April, 1892
Neutral Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

20 December, 1984 (aged 92)
Roseville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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