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John Nelson b. 1825

Also known as John McKirdy Nelson
  • Artist (Painter)
Nelson was a landscape painter, schoolteacher and police clerk. He painted prolifically as he travelled throughout Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania.
  • Biographical Data b. 1825 Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  • Biography 1 biography
  • Associates 10 people
  • Groups 7 groups
  • Works 18 works
  • Exhibitions 6 exhibitions
  • Collections 7 collections
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  • References 25 references
  • Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, VIC
    Description

    Established in 1886, the Warrnambool Art Gallery offers a diverse collection of artworks, from elegant European salon paintings to the Avant-garde modernism of the Angry Penguins.

    Artworks range from romanticised colonial landscapes to contemporary Australian printmaking by Juan Davila, Barbara Hanrahan and Ray Arnold.

    Website
    http://www.thewag.com.au/
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT
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    https://www.nla.gov.au/
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
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    Website
    http://cs.nga.gov.au/Default.cfm
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
    Description

    Against the wall.Mixed media 1460mm x1160mm

  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS
    Website
    http://www.qvmag.tas.gov.au/qvmag/index.php?c=3
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Updated Nov. 6, 2012
Created Jan. 1, 1992
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