Mary Helena Mackay (n ee Short) was an Australian art historian, researcher, teacher, printmaker, collector and feminist. She was an original and innovative thinker whose pioneering research in Australian art greatly enriched the field. She defended women’s rights and called out injustices when she saw them. Her legacy will live on through her publications, her many contributions to the world of art and in the memories of her students, colleagues, family and friends who benefitted from her intellect, generosity and passion. Mary gained First Class Honours in Art History at the Power Institute, University of Sydney in 1979. Her Doctorate, The Geological Sublime: A New Paradigm, in which she studied the impact of new geological research promoted by scientists on theorists of the sublime in art, presented an original reading of the representation of the landscape by artists working in colonial Australia in the nineteenth century. She showed how the writings of Edmund Burke and Immanuel Kant influenced interpreters of Australian nature while bringing into focus Darwin’s theory of evolution, which had stemmed in part from emerging knowledge concerning geological formations and fossil remains. She analysed the ways in which the reactions of settlers to the Australian bush, coast and desert were interpreted through a sublime reading of the landscape that was highlighted by reference to the emotions of awe, horror and disbelief. She studied the illustrations and writing of British printmakers who journeyed to the Australian interior such as Samuel Calvert and John Skinner Prout and George French Angus. Before completing her doctorate in 1991, Mary worked as a research assistant and tutor while completing her graduate studies before her appointment at the Power Institute. She was promoted to Senior Lecturer before retiring in 2005. Mary was born in North Sydney and educated at the Dominican convent school at Moss Vale. A thoughtful, well-read student, Mary briefly considered entering holy orders, before enrolling at secretarial college. Following the completion of her training she secured a position as a legal stenographer with Sly and Russell Solicitors, where she met, Donald Gordon Mackay, whom she married in 1955. She combined motherhood with work and study following the birth of her four sons, Richard, Anthony, Lawrence (deceased) and David. Applying skills as a

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玛丽·麦凯博士 (1931–2017)

Mary Helena Mackay (n ee Short) 是澳大利亚艺术史学家、研究员、教师、版画家、收藏家和女权主义者。她是一位原创和创新的思想家，她对澳大利亚艺术的开创性研究极大地丰富了该领域。她捍卫妇女的权利，并在看到她们时大声疾呼。她的遗产将通过她的出版物、她对艺术世界的许多贡献以及从她的智慧、慷慨和热情中受益的学生、同事、家人和朋友的记忆中继续存在。玛丽于 1979 年在悉尼大学动力学院获得艺术史一等荣誉。 她的博士学位，地质崇高：新范式，她研究了科学家推动的新地质研究对艺术崇高理论家的影响, 展示了 19 世纪在澳大利亚殖民时期工作的艺术家对景观表现的原创解读。她展示了埃德蒙·伯克 (Edmund Burke) 和伊曼纽尔·康德 (Immanuel Kant) 的著作如何影响澳大利亚自然的解释者，同时将达尔文的进化论作为焦点，该理论部分源于有关地质构造和化石遗迹的新兴知识。她通过对景观的崇高解读，分析了定居者对澳大利亚丛林、海岸和沙漠的反应的解释方式，其中提到了敬畏、恐惧和怀疑的情绪。她研究了前往澳大利亚内陆旅行的英国版画家的插图和写作，例如 Samuel Calvert 和 John Skinner Prout 以及 George French Angus。在 1991 年完成博士学位之前，玛丽在电力研究所任职之前完成研究生学习，同时担任研究助理和导师。在 2005 年退休之前，她被提升为高级讲师。玛丽出生在北悉尼，在莫斯维尔的多米尼加修道院学校接受教育。玛丽是一位有思想、博览群书的学生，在进入秘书学院之前，曾短暂考虑过加入圣骑士团。完成培训后，她在 Sly and Russell Solicitors 获得了法律速记员的职位，在那里她遇到了唐纳德戈登麦凯，她于 1955 年结婚。在她的四个儿子理查德出生后，她将母亲与工作和学习结合起来、安东尼、劳伦斯（已故）和大卫。应用技能作为 玛丽出生在北悉尼，在莫斯维尔的多米尼加修道院学校接受教育。玛丽是一位深思熟虑、博览群书的学生，在进入秘书学院之前，曾短暂考虑过加入圣骑士团。完成培训后，她在 Sly and Russell Solicitors 获得了法律速记员的职位，在那里她遇到了唐纳德戈登麦凯，她于 1955 年结婚。在她的四个儿子理查德出生后，她将母亲与工作和学习结合起来、安东尼、劳伦斯（已故）和大卫。应用技能作为 玛丽出生在北悉尼，在莫斯维尔的多米尼加修道院学校接受教育。玛丽是一位深思熟虑、博览群书的学生，在进入秘书学院之前，曾短暂考虑过加入圣骑士团。完成培训后，她在 Sly and Russell Solicitors 获得了法律速记员的职位，在那里她遇到了唐纳德戈登麦凯，她于 1955 年结婚。在她的四个儿子理查德出生后，她将母亲与工作和学习结合起来、安东尼、劳伦斯（已故）和大卫。应用技能作为 唐纳德戈登麦凯，她于 1955 年结婚。在她的四个儿子理查德、安东尼、劳伦斯（已故）和大卫出生后，她将母亲与工作和学习结合起来。应用技能作为 唐纳德戈登麦凯，她于 1955 年结婚。在她的四个儿子理查德、安东尼、劳伦斯（已故）和大卫出生后，她将母亲与工作和学习结合起来。应用技能作为