Mary Brough Waterhouse b. 1853

Also known as Mary Brough Taylor, Mrs Woolley
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Colonial artist, settled in Victoria, began woodcarving in the early 1900s.

woodcarver, was born Mary Brough Taylor in London. She came to Chewton, Victoria, in 1885 when her husband, John Waterhouse, was appointed manager of the Wattle Gully mine. After his death in 1897 she and her daughter Alice moved into Castlemaine. Mary started woodcarving in the early 1900s, having had some lessons in Denmark when staying there with her sister c.1898-99. Late in life she lived in South Yarra, Melbourne.

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Writers:
Staff Writer
Date written:
1999
Last updated:
2011