Guide to the Papers of Hans Heysen
MS 5073
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Created: 2007
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Series 2. Family correspondence and documents, 1899-1968
Hans Heysen married Selma (Sallie) Bartels, one of his art students, on the 15 December 1904. They had eight children: Josephine, Freya, Lilian, Nora, David, Deidre, Michael and Stefan. Lilian died in 1925 following a protracted illness and Josephine died from complications after giving birth to a daughter, also named Josephine (Jill) in 1932. Jill was later adopted by Hans and Sallie Heysen...