Henri Benedictus Salaman van Raalte b. 11 February 1881

Also known as Henri van Raalte, Henry van Raalte
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
English trained printmaker who arrived in Western Australia in 1910. During the following two decades he was one of Australia's best known printmakers working mainly in Western Australia and South Australia. During the early 1920s he was also a leading arts administrator in Adelaide.
Name
Henri Benedictus Salaman van Raalte
Also known as:
  • Henri van Raalte
  • Henry van Raalte
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Gallery Director (ANZSIC code: 8910)
  • Curator (ANZSIC code: 6924)
  • Teacher (ANZSIC code: 8102)
Birth date
11 February 1881
Birth place
Lambeth, London, UK
Death date
4 November 1929
Death place
Second Valley, SA
Burial place
Bullaparinga Cemetery, Second Valley, SA
Active Period
  • 1900 - 1929
Arrival
  • 1910
Residence
  • 1926 - 1929 Second Valley, SA
  • 1922 221 Wellington Square, North Adelaide, SA
  • 1918 28 Outram Street, West Perth, WA
  • 1881 Lambeth, England, UK
Training
  • (The Berry Art School amalgamated with this institution.), 1890-1899 St Johns School of Art, London, UK
Cultural Heritage
  • Dutch (father)
  • English (mother)
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • 'DAAO Researcher-in-Residence' supported by the Power Institute Foundation for Art & Visual Culture, University of Sydney