Catherine Elizabeth Sheppard b. 1842

Also known as Kate Streeter, Catherine Elizabeth Streeter, Kate Sheppard
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Catherine Elizabeth (Kate) Sheppard was mainly known as a portrait painter, although she also painted altar pieces. In 1869 she gained public recognition for her portrait of the Very Rev. Dean Hayes, commissioned for St Augustine's orphanage.

Citations

  • Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art’, Sydney, New South Wales: Angus and Robertson, 2 vols, (facsimile reprint, 1980).

  • Filmer, V. (1991), 'Painters of the Past’, Geelong, Victoria: Geelong Art Gallery catalogue.

  • McCulloch, Alan (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art’, Melbourne, Victoria: Hutchinson of Australia (2nd edn).

  • (1971), 'Catalogue of Works of Art’, Melbourne, Victoria: University of Melbourne.

  • (3 November 1923), Queenslander.

  • Information sourced from Mackay, Judith.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870