A. Constance Roth b. 14 May 1859

Also known as H. Constance Roth, A. Constance Jones, Constance Penstone, C. P., A. C. P., A. C. R., Madame Roth, 'Scalpel', S. A. H. Robinson, A. Constance Smedley, E. Constance Roth, A. C. Roth, Mme Roth, C. Penstone
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
Constance Roth, painter, cartoonist, decorative artist, art teacher and journalist, taught life drawing at Julian Ashton's in 1885. She departed Australia in 1892, travelling to England and South Africa. She founded 'The Owl' in 1895.
Tags: Decorative Arts
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Name
A. Constance Roth
Also known as:
  • H. Constance Roth
  • A. Constance Jones
  • Constance Penstone
  • C. P.
  • A. C. P.
  • A. C. R.
  • Madame Roth
  • 'Scalpel'
  • S. A. H. Robinson (possible attribution)
  • A. Constance Smedley (possible attribution)
  • E. Constance Roth
  • A. C. Roth
  • Mme Roth
  • C. Penstone
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Journalist (ANZSIC code: 9002) -
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8022) -
Tags:
Decorative Arts
Birth date
14 May 1859
Birth place
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK
Birth note
14 May 1861 according to Jane Clark and Bridget Whitelaw; Biographical Register says 14 May 1864; other sources give year as 1865
Death date
1928
Death place
Glencairn, South Africa
Active Period
  • c.1880 - c.1928
Arrival
  • c.1881
Residence
  • 1895 - 1928 South Africa
  • c.1892 - c.1895 England, UK
  • 1889 - 1892 Sydney, NSW
  • 1888 - 1889 Tasmania
  • 1888 - 1889 Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1885 - c.1888 Orwell Street, Darlinghurst (Potts Point), Sydney, NSW
  • 1884 - 1885 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1861 - 1884 England, UK
Training
  • - Antique classes, British Museum, London, England, UK
  • - Heatherley, London, England, UK
  • - South Kensington School of Art (Derby Branch), Derbyshire, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions

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Related collections
  • Mendelssohn Collection, Library of Parliament, Cape Town, South Africa (collected in)
  • Africana Museum, Johannesburg, South Africa (collected in)
  • Albany Museum, Grahamstown, South Africa (collected in)
  • South African National Gallery, South Africa (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Mendelssohn Collection, Library of Parliament, Cape Town, South Africa (collected in)
  • Africana Museum, Johannesburg, South Africa (collected in)
  • Albany Museum, Grahamstown, South Africa (collected in)
  • South African National Gallery, South Africa (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)