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Australian Prints + Printmaking

Florence Higgs

Name

Florence Higgs

Other names

Gunn, Florence Mabel

Torchy.

Culture

Australian

Gender

Female

Birth date

19 May 1918

Birth place

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

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Death date

21 August 2006

Death Place

Galgate, Lancashire, England View on map Close map

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Movements

England from 1960, Australia 1962-64

Occupations

Artist (painter) | Printmaker | Teacher

Summary

Worked: Australia (VIC), England. Linocuts, Lithographs

NGA IRN

15444

Context

Australia

Biography

Florence Higgs studied at the Working Mans College, Melbourne and produced a number of relief prints. Later studied lithography at the Central School of Art and Design, London. Known as 'Torchy' to friends.

Last Updated

03 Nov 2026