Caroline Barker b. 8 September 1894

  • Artist (Painter)
Caroline Barker had a long career in Brisbane as an artist and teacher and for many years, especially after the death of Vida Lahey, was regarded as the senior female artist in Queensland.
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exhibited at
'A Tribute to Caroline Barker'
Date
18 November 1999 - 17 December 1999
Place
Royal Queensland Art Society Gallery, Brisbane, Qld
Description

A survey exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
'Six Past Students of the National Art Gallery', Melbourne
Date
July 1934
Place
Allan & Stark's, Brisbane, Qld
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Victorian Artists Society Autumn exhibition
Date
25 April 1927 - 8 May 1927
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Paris Salon
Date
1926
Place
Paris, France
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Victorian Artists Society Autumn exhibition
Date
23 April 1923 - 6 May 1923
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Royal Queensland Art Society
Date
1921
Place
Brisbane, Qld
Description

She exhibited in 1921 and then from 1927-87

Type
Exhibition

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Related people
  • Hall, L. Bernard (associate of)
  • Waller, Mervyn Napier (associate of)
  • Jones, Marion (associate of)
  • Perry, Adelaide (associate of)
  • Mayo, Daphne (associate of)
  • Lahey, Vida (associate of)
  • Friend, Donald (associate of)
  • Olley, Margaret (associate of)
  • Lancaster, Charles (associate of)
  • Grant, Gwendolyn (associate of)
  • McCubbin, Frederick (associate of)
  • Dickson, Enid (associate of)
  • Barker, Arthur (child of)
  • Barker, Eliza (child of)
  • Dargie, William (associate of)
  • Jackson, F. E. (associate of)
  • McCubbin, Sheila (associate of)
  • Hughes, Dorothy (associate of)
  • Robinson, Cayley (associate of)
  • Sims, Charles (associate of)
  • Cole, Rex Vicat (associate of)
  • Hodgkinson, Frances (associate of)
  • Shepherdson, Gordon (associate of)
  • McCausland, Lola (associate of)
  • Jolly, W. A. (associate of)
  • Haldane, Joan (associate of)
  • Robbins, Lincoln (associate of)
  • Atkinson, Sallyanne (associate of)
  • Richardson, Agnes (associate of)
  • Richardson, Agnes (sibling of)
  • Hall, L. Bernard (associate of)
  • Waller, Mervyn Napier (associate of)
  • Jones, Marion (associate of)
  • Perry, Adelaide (associate of)
  • Mayo, Daphne (associate of)
  • Lahey, Vida (associate of)
  • Friend, Donald (associate of)
  • Olley, Margaret (associate of)
  • Lancaster, Charles (associate of)
  • Grant, Gwendolyn (associate of)
  • McCubbin, Frederick (associate of)
  • Dickson, Enid (associate of)
  • Barker, Arthur (child of)
  • Barker, Eliza (child of)
  • Dargie, William (associate of)
  • Jackson, F. E. (associate of)
  • McCubbin, Sheila (associate of)
  • Hughes, Dorothy (associate of)
  • Robinson, Cayley (associate of)
  • Sims, Charles (associate of)
  • Cole, Rex Vicat (associate of)
  • Hodgkinson, Frances (associate of)
  • Shepherdson, Gordon (associate of)
  • McCausland, Lola (associate of)
  • Haysom, Melville and Yvonne (associate of)
  • Jolly, W. A. (associate of)
  • Haldane, Joan (associate of)
  • Robbins, Lincoln (associate of)
  • Atkinson, Sallyanne (associate of)
  • Richardson, Agnes (associate of)
  • Richardson, Agnes (sibling of)
Related person groups
  • Royal Queensland Art Society, Brisbane, Qld (associate of)
  • Melville and Yvonne Haysom (associate of)
  • Royal Queensland Art Society, Brisbane, Qld (associate of)
Related works
  • A London flower seller (creator of)
  • Carmeletta (creator of)
  • Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Sallyanne Atkinson (creator of)
  • Alderman W. A. Jolly (creator of)
  • A London flower seller (creator of)
  • Carmeletta (creator of)
  • Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Sallyanne Atkinson (creator of)
  • Alderman W. A. Jolly (creator of)
Related collections
  • Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Toowoomba, QLD (collected in)
  • City of Brisbane Collection, Museum of Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery (collected in)
  • Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Toowoomba, QLD (collected in)
  • City of Brisbane Collection, Museum of Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Named the Brisbane Zonta Club's Woman of Achievement (received)
  • Included as a Woman of Queensland in Don Taylor's 1979 photographic essay (received)
  • 1978 - Awarded an MBE for her services to Art (received)
  • Awarded Honorary Life Membership of the Royal Queensland Art Society (received)
  • Named the Brisbane Zonta Club's Woman of Achievement (received)
  • Included as a Woman of Queensland in Don Taylor's 1979 photographic essay (received)
  • 1978 - Awarded an MBE for her services to Art (received)
  • Awarded Honorary Life Membership of the Royal Queensland Art Society (received)
Related events
  • 'A Tribute to Caroline Barker' (exhibited at)
  • 'Six Past Students of the National Art Gallery', Melbourne (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Artists Society Autumn exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Paris Salon (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Artists Society Autumn exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Royal Queensland Art Society (exhibited at)
  • 'A Tribute to Caroline Barker' (exhibited at)
  • 'Six Past Students of the National Art Gallery', Melbourne (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Artists Society Autumn exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Paris Salon (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Artists Society Autumn exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Royal Queensland Art Society (exhibited at)
Field Changes
Biography
Initial contributors
  • Cooke, Glenn R.Note: Research Curator, Queensland Heritage, Queensland Art Gallery
  • Cooke, Glenn R. Note: Research Curator, Queensland Heritage, Queensland Art Gallery
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