Catherine Elizabeth Sheppard b. 1842

Also known as Kate Streeter, Catherine Elizabeth Streeter, Kate Sheppard
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Catherine Elizabeth (Kate) Sheppard was mainly known as a portrait painter, although she also painted altar pieces. In 1869 she gained public recognition for her portrait of the Very Rev. Dean Hayes, commissioned for St Augustine's orphanage.
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Name
Catherine Elizabeth Sheppard
Also known as:
  • Kate Streeter
  • Catherine Elizabeth Streeter
  • Kate Sheppard
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • assistant teacher
  • teacher
Birth date
1842
Birth place
Cork, Ireland
Death date
7 January 1930
Death place
Brisbane, Queensland
Active Period
  • c.1867 - c.1923
Arrival
  • c.1852 (Victoria)
Residence
  • Brisbane, Queensland
  • Melbourne, Victoria
  • Bendigo, Victoria
  • Ballarat, Victoria
  • Geelong, Victoria
Training
  • 1890 - 1891 National Gallery School, Melbourne, Victoria
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related stub people
  • Sheppard, Ambrose Jennings (child of)
  • Streeter, J. (Dr) (spouse of)
Related people
  • Sasse, Edmund (associate of)
Related works
  • Assumption of the Virgin (creator of)
  • The Sacred Heart (creator of)
  • Dean Hayes (creator of)
  • Manfred (creator of)
  • Dr Wallis Hoare (creator of)
  • Dean Hayes: Portrait of Mother Xavier Maguire (creator of)
Related collections
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney (collected in)
  • Queen's College, University of Melbourne, Victoria (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Life-size portrait of Dr Wallis Hoare (received)
  • Portrait of Rev. W.A. Quick, President of Queen's College, University of Melbourne (1888-1909), 1907 (received)
  • honourable mention, Universal Exhibition in Paris, 1878 (received)
Related events
  • Universal Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Geelong Mechanics Institute Exhibition (exhibited at)