Alfred R. Coffey b. 1869

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and etcher, born in Limerick, Ireland. Resident of Sydney, NSW, in May 1923 he probably became the first Australian artist to visit and paint in the Dutch East Indies (according to Garside), travelling to Borneo, Java, Bali and the Celebes where he was interested in the local cultures.
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Name
Alfred R. Coffey
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1869
Birth place
Limerick, Ireland
Death date
1950
Arrival
  • c.1873 (Australia)
Residence
  • Woollahra, NSW
  • c.1923 Dutch East Indies
  • Ceylon
  • Europe
  • Tacoma on the Wyong River, NSW
  • America
  • England
  • c.1873 - c.1950 Woollahra, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1869 - c.1873 Limerick, Ireland
Training
  • Royal Art Society of NSW
  • St Aloysius College, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English

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Related collections
  • St John's College, Sydney University, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Australasian Pioneers Club, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Wollongong City Gallery, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Baillieu Library Print Collection, University of Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • St John's College, Sydney University, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Australasian Pioneers Club, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Wollongong City Gallery, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • University of Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Baillieu Library Print Collection, University of Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)