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Olive Pink

Australian botanical illustrator

Died when: 91 years 111 days (1095 months)
Star Sign: Pisces

 

Olive Pink

Olive Muriel Pink (17 March 1884 – 6 July 1975) was an Australian botanical illustrator, anthropologist, gardener, and activist for Aboriginal rights.Pink spent much of her life agitating and being a passionate advocate for improved rights and conditions for Australia's Indigenous people.

She never married, having lost a "very dear friend" Harold Southern, a fellow artist who was killed at Gallipoli in 1915.

In her later years, Pink concentrated on botanical pursuits and established the currently named Olive Pink Botanic Garden in Alice Springs.


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