Historical information

Dr Heather May Munro was the President of the Royal Australian College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology from 1994-1996.

Romola Templeman (born 1935) is an Australian Postwar & Contemporary artist.

Physical description

Oil on canvas painting. Colour head and shoulders portrait of a woman sitting in a chair. The subject is wearing a yellow dress with sleeves, beneath a blue robe with yellow trim on front panels and at edges. The subject is wearing a medal in the shape of a nine-pointed star from a blue ribbon around her neck. The subject has black and grey hair and is looking at the artist, with her body facing slightly to the left. The subject has her hands folded in his lap and is wearing rings on both her left and right ring fingers. The arms of a chair are visible beneath the arms of the subject on either side. The subject is depicted sitting in front of a stormy blue background, with a piece of floral embroidery hanging behind her right shoulder. Signature painted at bottom left corner reads 'Romola T '97'.