Horace Burkitt b. 2 March 1836

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Burkitt was a prolific watercolourist who made studies of the various Victorian districts in which he was stationed as a telegraph operator. He exhibited in Victoria and at the London International Exhibition in 1862. His grandson donated a collection of 21 watercolours to 16 Victorian Municipal councils.
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Name
Horace Burkitt (Has been documented at Arthur Horace Burkitt in some sources incorrectly - Arthur was his brother.)
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Telegraph Station master 1857 - 1861 Victoria
  • Magistrate and Sub-Collector of Customs 1865 - 1896 Queensland
  • Geologist (ANZSIC code: 6910) -
Birth date
2 March 1836
Birth place
England, UK
Death date
21 August 1919
Death place
Brisbane, Qld
Death note
'Birkenhead', Ardoyne Rd, Oxley
Active Period
  • c.1855 - c.1865
Arrival
  • November 1852 (Arrived Port Phillip, Victoria on board the Arundel)
Residence
  • c.1861 - Brisbane, QLD
  • February 1861 - November 1861 Beachmont, Vic.
  • 1858 - February 1861 Portland, Vic.
  • April 1857 - 1858 Kyneton, Vic.
  • February 1857 - March 1857 Melbourne, Vic.
  • March 1856 - February 1857 Geelong, Vic.
  • 1852 - March 1856 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1863 - 1864 England, UK (Studied dentistry and got married and returned to Australia in 1864)
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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