Alfred R. Coffey b. 1869

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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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  • Descriptive Catalogue [of] an Exhibition of Paintings of Java and Bali, 'Farmer’s Galleries 15 October 1923. {Ask Piers Jones?}’.

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