Theophilus Murcott b. September 1854

  • Artist (Ceramist)
Murcott was a ceramic artist, trained at the South Kensington School and ran a School of Art at 22 Collins Street, Melbourne for ceramic painting, drawing and painting. He and members of his school exhibited at the 1880 Melbourne Exhibition. Flower painting by an artist "A. Murcott" (association unknown) was shown at the Josef Lebovic Gallery in February 2013.

Citations

  • Reference to Murcott’s work and that of his school in “The Picture Galleries” The Argus, 3 December 1880.

  • Reference to the late Mr Murcott and the work of his school in “The Exhibition”. Bendigo Advertiser, 26 March 1881.