Portrait of Lecki Ord (Lord Mayor 1987-88)

Portrait of Lecki Ord (Lord Mayor 1987-88) 1989

SPUDVILAS, Anne

Registration number

1087394

Artist/maker

SPUDVILAS, Anne

Title

Portrait of Lecki Ord (Lord Mayor 1987-88)

Production date

1989

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions (H x W x D)

230 x 120 cm (approx.)

Credit line

City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection
© Courtesy of the artist

Keywords

Mayoral Portraits, Lecki Ord, Anne Spudvilas, 1989

Summary

Lecki (Alexis) Ord holds the distinction of being the first woman to hold the position Lord Mayor of Melbourne. Ord, an architect, was Lord Mayor over the period 1987-1988 and was particularly instrumental in relation to new Council directions in planning, design and environmental matters. Artist Anne Spudvilas is perhaps best known as an illustrator of children’s books but she is also an established portrait painter having had commissions from the City of Melbourne and the State Government of Victoria. Her portraits have also been selected for Australia’s premier portrait prizes, the Archibald and the Doug Moran.