Andrew MacCormac b. 1826

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Male colonial painter of portraits, a few landscape and genre paintings, who mainly worked in South Australia, portraying the upper classes.
Name
Andrew MacCormac
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Gold-digger (ANZSIC code: 0804)
  • Baptist Minister (ANZSIC code: 9540)
Birth date
1826
Birth place
County Down, Northern Ireland
Death date
1918
Death place
Adelaide, SA
Burial place
North Road Church of England Cemetery, Nailsworth, Adelaide, SA
Active Period
  • c.1826 - c.1918
Arrival
  • c.1854 (aboard the Golden Age)
Residence
  • c.1826 - c.1854 London, England, UK
  • c.1866 - c.1868 Newstead, Victoria
  • c.1880 - c.1897 Rundle Street, Adelaide, South Australia
  • c.1868 - c.1880 Moonta, South Australia
  • c.1854 - c.1861 Melbourne,Victoria
Training
  • 1862 - 1866 Theology
  • 1862 - 1866 Law
  • c.1852 Leigh's Academy, London, England, UK
Cultural Heritage
  • Irish
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870