Maud Francis Eyston Sumner, South African painter who lived, worked and exhibited in South Africa, England and France, dies in Johannesburg.
14 January 1985
Maud Sumner dies

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- 30 Sep 2019

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- 01Verwey, E. J. (ed) (1995). The New Dictionary of South African Biography Volume 1. Pretoria: HSRC Publishers.
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