Bradshaw Barker

  • Artist (Painter)
Bradshaw Barker was a painter who worked in oil and watercolour in the late 19th century. He lived and worked in Townsville, Qld.
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painter, worked in Townsville and other parts of North Queensland from the late 1880s at least until 1900 and a number of works are known – all far less sophisticated than the work of his Townsville contemporary Edward Bevan . James Cook University Library holds a small collection of Barker’s works, including a large panoramic watercolour view of Ross Creek in 1889 and a view of Kissing Point in 1898 ( North Queensland Herald 31 August 1898). He also worked in oils and won prizes and a bronze medal for his paintings at the Herberton Show ( North Queensland Herald 10 April 1898). Bowen Historical Society holds his painting of Bowen Harbour. Barker also did illuminated addresses; in 1899 he is known to have worked on the address presented to Robert Gordon, a local Boer War hero ( North Queensland Herald 8 May 1899).

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Date written:
1999
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2011

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Related stub people
  • Gordon, Robert (associate of)
Related people
  • Bevan, Edward (associate of)
Related works
  • (Bowen Harbour) (creator of)
  • (View of Ross Creek) (creator of)
  • (View of Kissing Point) (creator of)
Related collections
  • Bowen Historical Society, Bowen, Qld. (collected in)
  • James Cook University Library, Townsville, Qld. (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Prizes and a bronze medal (received)
Related events
  • Herberton Show (exhibited at)