Dame Elisabeth Murdoch — 8 February 1909 – 5 December 2012
This 3D portrait depicts Dame Elisabeth Murdoch aged 101, with a basket of daffodils beside her, celebrating her lifelong love of gardening. At Cruden Farm, her beloved Victorian home, she helped create a garden renowned for its beauty and shared it generously with the community.
Her enduring connection with Geelong Grammar School is recognised in Elisabeth Murdoch House, a girls’ boarding house named in her honour. A generous benefactor and the mother, grandmother and great-grandmother of Geelong Grammarians, she formally opened its new building in April 2010, aged 101. The portrait celebrates her warmth, generosity and pleasure in growing things.
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch — 8 February 1909 – 5 December 2012
This 3D portrait depicts Dame Elisabeth Murdoch aged 101, with a basket of daffodils beside her, celebrating her lifelong love of gardening. At Cruden Farm, her beloved Victorian home, she helped create a garden renowned for its beauty and shared it generously with the community.
Her enduring connection with Geelong Grammar School is recognised in Elisabeth Murdoch House, a girls’ boarding house named in her honour. A generous benefactor and the mother, grandmother and great-grandmother of Geelong Grammarians, she formally opened its new building in April 2010, aged 101. The portrait celebrates her warmth, generosity and pleasure in growing things.