George Barrow b. 1833

  • Artist (Printmaker)
George Barrow was transported to Western Australian for the crime of forgery, but quickly established himself as a lithographer and music-seller in Fremantle. He left Australia for the Seychelles in 1870, seven years after his arrival.

Citations

  • Erickson, R. (1988), 'The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians pre-1829-1888’, Nedlands, WA.

  • Ewers, J. (1971), 'The Western Gateway: A History of Fremantle’, Perth, WA.

Initial data sources

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