Frederick Needham b. 1840

Also known as Frederick Needham, J. M. Needham, Frederick Miller Needham
  • Artist (Painter)
A watercolourist who mainly painted the surroundings of South Australia. He exhibited several landscapes in South Australia and was commissioned in the 1880s to produce a publication of the Murray River Irrigation Scheme. This included 18 detailed drawings.

Citations

  • Moore, W. (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art’, Angus and Robertson, Sydney, NSW (2 volumes).

  • (1887), 'The Australian Irrigation Colonies and the River Murray in Victoria and South Australia’, Melbourne, VIC [Vincent, J.E.M. (ed.)].

  • '[Art Gallery of South Australia files]’, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870