Charles Astley b. 12 May 1869

Also known as Charles Ernest Astley
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Carver),
  • Artist (Ceramist),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Charles Astley's paintings were no more than competent but his teaching of pottery and china painting at the Warwick Technical College and High School and his own woodcarving, both manifestations of the Arts and Crafts Movement in Australia, establish him as a significant cultural figure in both Toowoomba and Warwick.
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  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas.
  • Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Qld
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld

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  • Harvey, L. J. (associate of)
Related works
  • Rose of Evening (creator of)
  • Isle of the Dead, Port Arthur (creator of)
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Related collections
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Qld (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
Related events
  • Tasmanian Art Society Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Carved and transformed: Artists' furniture from the collection (exhibited at)
  • British Empire Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Queensland National Agricultural and Industrial Association Annual Exhbition (exhibited at)
  • Austral Association Annual Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Queensland Art Society Annual Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Annual Exhibition (exhibited at)