Anne Benbow b. 11 November 1841

Also known as Annie Benbow, née Macdouall Anne Benbow, Anne Macdouall, Annie Macdouall
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Anne Benbow lived her entire life in Oyster Cove, Tasmania, much of it on an old Aboriginal reserve. Despite the fact that many of Benbow's works appear to have been created from idealised childhood memories, they nevertheless provide a unique insight into the kinds of relationships and encounters colonial settlers had with local Indigenous communities.
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Name
Anne Benbow
Also known as:
  • Annie Benbow
  • née Macdouall Anne Benbow
  • Anne Macdouall
  • Annie Macdouall
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Birth date
11 November 1841
Birth place
Battery Point, Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
Death date
13 February 1917
Death place
Oyster Cove, Tas.
Active Period
  • 1860 - 1917
Residence
  • 1841 - 1917 Oyster Cove, Van Diemen's Land (TAS)
  • c.11 November 1841 - c.1841 Battery Point, Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (TAS)
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions

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Related stub people
  • Truganini (associate of)
  • Crowther, William (Sir) (associate of)
  • Hebblethwaite, James (associate of)
  • Benbow, Sarsfield (spouse of)
  • Glover, Maurice (Mrs) (grandparent of)
  • Macdouall, David (Sargeant) (child of)
  • Macdouall, Margaret (child of)
Related people
  • Benbow, C. A. (associate of)
  • Benbow, C. A. (parent of)
Related works
  • Four Aboriginal women and four white children (2 girls in pinnies and 2 boys - one of the girls is Mrs Benbow) (creator of)
  • Aborigines with Mrs Dandridge (Prout's eldest daughter - not Agnes) in the foreground with Walter Arthur and his wife Mary Anne (creator of)
  • Aborigines at Oyster Cove, view c.1855 (creator of)
  • Aborigines and Settlers at Oyster Cove in 1847 When Only a Remnant of This Tribe Existed (creator of)
Related collections
  • Sir William Lodewyk Crowther Library, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)