Charles Powis b. c.1819

Also known as Junior C. Powis
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, sculptor and plasterer, came to the Swan River Colony, Western Australia. He exhibited what was proclaimed to be the first statue ever made in Perth in January 1862. The following month exhibited seventy 'brilliantly coloured' drawings. He then established Perth Plastering Company.
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Citations

  • 'WA Death Records : 5/1891’.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Other occupations
  • Plasterer (ANZSIC code: 3241)
  • Plasterer