Ernest William Christmas b. 1863

  • Artist (Painter)
Ernest William Christmas, painter, was born in South Australia. An extensive traveller, he spent time in New Zealand, Europe and Hawaii. Christmas mainly painted landscapes featuring Aborigines and dead trees.

Citations

  • (1966), Australian Dictionary of Biography, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, vol 1, Melbourne, Victoria.

  • (1897), Sydney Morning Herald, 11-03, p.1.

  • Information sourced from Anderson, Ingrid.

  • (1898), Mercury, 02-09, p.2.

  • Information sourced from Syme, Elizabeth.

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