Joseph Jefferson b. 2 February 1829

  • Artist (Painter)
Joseph Jefferson was a landscape and scene-painter and an actor. He was born in 1829 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jefferson made his stage debut when he was only four years old. He came to Sydney in 1862 with his elder son. Jefferson performed in Melbourne, Ballarat, Bendigo, Castlemaine, Tasmania and New Zealand. In 1869 his works were shown at the Melbourne Public Library Exhibition.
associate of
Pennsylvania Academy
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associate of
National Academy, Washington DC
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associate of
The Octoroon,
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associate of
Princess Theatre
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associate of
McVicker's Theatre
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