Mirka Mora
Mirka Mora was an Australian and French painter, sculptor, mosaicist, restaurateur and artist (1928–2018). She was born at 12th arrondissement of Paris and died at Melbourne.
Also recorded as Mirka Madeleine Mora.
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Identity and origins
Mirka Mora was recorded at birth as Mirka Madeleine Zelik. The authorities additionally record the heading Mirka Madeleine Mora. Her recorded languages were French and English.
She was the child of Leon Zelik and Suzanne Gelbein. She married Georges Mora. 2 children are recorded: Tiriel Mora and Philippe Mora.
Recognition and collections
Mirka Mora received Officer of Arts and Letters. Work by Mirka Mora is held by National Gallery of Victoria and National Gallery of Australia.
Identity
What the record establishes about Mirka Mora.
Silver Mine Worker (Real del Monte, State of Hidalgo), from Mexican People is dated 1946 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1956.733.2). Rubbish Collectors is dated 1942 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1944.877). Medieval gathering is catalogued and held by National Gallery of Victoria (inventory A2-1993). Three figures is dated 1978 and held by National Gallery of Australia (inventory NGA 88.291). Mirka Mora is recorded as painter, sculptor, mosaicist, restaurateur and artist. National Gallery of Australia records 1 object associated with this heading.
The Art Institute of Chicago records 2 objects associated with this heading. Mirka Mora is recorded as having received Officer of Arts and Letters. Mirka Mora is recorded with the citizenship of Australia and France. Mirka Mora is recorded at birth as Mirka Madeleine Zelik. Open Library catalogues 2 works under this name.
Works and catalogued output
The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 2 works under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 2 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 2 works under this heading.
Catalogued works
6 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1942 to 1978.
Medieval gathering, held by National Gallery of Victoria, inventory A2-1993. Three figures, dated 1978, held by National Gallery of Australia, inventory NGA 88.291. Love and Clutter. Wicked but virtuous. Rubbish Collectors, dated 1942, etching and aquatint in black on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1944.877. Silver Mine Worker (Real del Monte, State of Hidalgo), from Mexican People, dated 1946, lithograph in black on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1956.733.2.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.
National Gallery of Victoria: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Gallery of Australia: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
How Mirka and Georges Mora fled the Holocaust and created bohemia across the world, 2018. The conservation of three painted soft sculptures by Mirka Mora *, Textile Conservation, 2024. Antoine Fauchery Leads Mirka Mora to Melbourne: A Mosaic, Peripheries, 2024.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 10 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
the recorded working language is French and English.
The field of work recorded is painting.
Work by Mirka Mora is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Victoria and National Gallery of Australia.
Distinctions recorded are Officer of Arts and Letters.
Chronology
- 1928Mirka Mora born at 12th arrondissement of Paris.
- 1928Mirka Mora was born in 1928 at 12th arrondissement of Paris.
- 1942Rubbish Collectors is dated 1942 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1944.877).
- 1942Rubbish Collectors (The Art Institute of Chicago).
- 1946Silver Mine Worker (Real del Monte, State of Hidalgo), from Mexican People is dated 1946 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1956.733.2).
- 1946Silver Mine Worker (Real del Monte, State of Hidalgo), from Mexican People (The Art Institute of Chicago).
- 1978Three figures is dated 1978 and held by National Gallery of Australia (inventory NGA 88.291).
- 1978Three figures (National Gallery of Australia).
- 1993Medieval gathering is catalogued and held by National Gallery of Victoria (inventory A2-1993).
- 2018Mirka Mora died at Melbourne.
- 2018Mirka Mora died in 2018 at Melbourne.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
‘Destins croisés’ in Australia: Art Conservation with Mirka Mora, Explorations, 2012
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
Antoine Fauchery Leads Mirka Mora to Melbourne: A Mosaic, Peripheries, 2024
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
Au revoir Mirka Mora, your joie de vivre will live on, 2018
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 4.
How Mirka and Georges Mora fled the Holocaust and created bohemia across the world, 2018
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 5.
Open Library author record for Mirka Mora (Internet Archive), 2 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
Consult the source - 6.
The conservation of three painted soft sculptures by Mirka Mora *, Textile Conservation, 2024
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 7.
The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Mirka Mora.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
Consult the source - 8.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q15459592: Mirka Mora
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 9.
“Mirka Mora”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
Plates
Each plate is reproduced under the terms the holding register itself publishes, with its creator and licence named.

John Perceval (left) in conversation with Laurence Hope at the Mirka Mora show opening at Museum of Modern Art Australia in Melbourne 14 November - 5 December 1961
Jamesmcardle · Own work · CC BY-SA 4.0
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