Dora Adela Ohlfsen (1869–1948)
from Sydney Morning Herald
Dora Ohlfsen, 71, an Australian sculptress, and Helen Kuegelgen, 69, a former Russian Countess, were today found dead in a gas filled studio in Rome. Police said the deaths were accidental.
Original publication
Other Obituaries for Dora Adela Ohlfsen
- Canberra Times, 21 February 1948, p 2, by Robert Randolph Garran
Additional Resources
- Trove search
- interview, Argus (Melbourne), 19 September 1908, p 4
- is to hold an exhibition in Sydney, Sydney Morning Herald, 9 November 1920, p 7
- is creating a medallion portrait of Billy Hughes, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 November 1921, p 9
- designs an Anzac medallion, Register (Adelaide), 19 January 1922, p 7
- profile, Register (Adelaide), 2 February 1926, p 4
- she is the only woman chosen to design an Italian war memorial, Register (Adelaide), 28 December 1926, p 4
- her sculpture, commemorating Italian troops who died in World War I, is unveiled at Formia, Italy, West Australian, 20 July 1926, p 7
- profile, Australian Women's Weekly, 15 July 1933, p 24
- Mary Jay visits her studio in Rome, Sydney Morning Herald, 21 February 1935, p 6s
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Macarthur, Lionel George (brother-in-law)
- MacLaurin, Henry Normand (sitter)
- Barton, Edmund (sitter)
- Stewart, Eleanor Towzey (sitter)
- Hughes, William Morris (sitter)
- Garran, Robert Randolph (sitter)
Citation details
'Ohlfsen, Dora Adela (1869–1948)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/ohlfsen-dora-adela-14417/text25498, accessed 2 October 2023.
Dora Ohlfsen, c.1912