A new portrait of General Eva Burrows painted by the world-renowned portrait artist June Mendoza, was unveiled last Tuesday 27 March 2012.
The portrait was commissioned by some friends who wished to honour the General for her outstanding and significant contribution made to the world.
General Burrows was only the second woman to become world leader of The Salvation Army and served in that position for seven years from 1986 to 1993. Her early years of service in The Salvation Army were spent in Africa, where she was an educator in the schools programme for almost 20 years, then a period in Britain as Principal of the International College for Officers.
She was also head of the Social Services of the Army in Great Britain and Ireland. There followed a period of experience in Asia as leader of the work of the Army in Sri Lanka, before her return to Australia.
Artist June Mendoza is regarded as the most notable and successful portrait painter of the present day. She has painted such people as;
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, the Princess Royal, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Wales, Prince Edward, Earl Mountbatten, Diana Princess of Wales, Duchess of Kent, Baroness Margaret Thatcher, Sir John Major, to name only a few.
The unveiling of the portrait at 69 Bourke St. Melbourne was attended by the Lord Mayor of Melbourne Robert Doyle, the Honourable Joan Kirner, former Premier of Victoria, the Honourable Jeff Kennett, former Premier of Victoria, Gordon and Marilyn Darling, first Chaiman of the National Gallery of Australia and Mrs Darling, former deputy chair of the National Portrait Gallery.




