Andrew MacCormac b. 1826

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Male colonial painter of portraits, a few landscape and genre paintings, who mainly worked in South Australia, portraying the upper classes.
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Name
Andrew MacCormac
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Gold-digger
  • Baptist Minister
Birth date
1826
Birth place
County Down, Northern Ireland
Death date
1918
Death place
Adelaide, SA
Burial place
North Road Church of England Cemetery, Collinswood, Adelaide, SA
Active Period
  • c.1826 - c.1918
Arrival
  • c.1854 (aboard the Golden Age)
Residence
  • c.1826 - c.1854 London, England, UK
  • c.1866 - c.1868 Newstead, Victoria
  • c.1880 - c.1897 Rundle Street, Adelaide, South Australia
  • c.1868 - c.1880 Moonta, South Australia
  • c.1854 - c.1861 Melbourne,Victoria
Training
  • 1862 - 1866 Theology
  • 1862 - 1866 Law
  • c.1852 Leigh's Academy, London, England, UK
Cultural Heritage
  • Irish
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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