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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Name
Charles Astley
Also known as Charles Ernest Astley
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Carver)
  • Artist (Ceramist)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Other Occupation
  • Musician (Musician Violinist)
  • Art teacher
Birth date
12 May 1869
Birth place
Deptford, Kent, UK
Death date
18 June 1929
Active Period
  • 1899 - 1926
Arrival
  • c.1887
Residence
  • 1925 Rockhampton, Qld
  • Warwick, Qld
  • England, UK
  • c.1902 - c.1907 Toowoomba, Qld
  • Hobart, Tas.
  • New South Wales (NSW )
  • London, UK
Training
  • Goldsmiths Institute, London, UK
Languages
  • English

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Related works
  • Rose of Evening (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)