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.
Name
Joseph Jefferson
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Actor (ANZSIC code: 9002)
Birth date
2 February 1829
Birth place
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Death date
23 April 1905
Death place
Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Active Period
  • c.1833 - c.1900
Arrival
  • 7 January 1862 (Sydney, NSW aboard the 'Nimrod'.)
Residence
  • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Tasmania
  • New Zealand
  • Adelaide, SA
  • Castlemaine, Vic.
  • Bendigo, Vic.
  • Ballarat, Vic.
  • Melbourne, Vic.
  • Sydney, NSW
  • Mississippi, USA
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870