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Imogen Whyse Imogen Whyse i(A35475 works by)
Gender: Female
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Imogen Whyse, 1885-1977, a poet and actress who returned to Australia in 1945, founded the Poetry Society of Australia in 1954 and edited its journal Prism. She donated her collection of period costumes, 1789-1939, to the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney, N.S.W., in 1958.

Source: NLA Trove

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Notes

  • According to the daughter of one of Imogen Whyse's drama students, she was born Ilma Merska Barnes.

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Poetry Society of Australia
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