Christina Kennedy b. 6 December 1827

Also known as Christina Linn, Christian Linn
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
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Christina Kennedy lived and worked in South Australia where she and her family were all involved in craft production. Her 'Tripod Table' (c.1880), made of gum nuts and pine cones was included in an exhibition of SA craft at the Art Gallery of South Australia in 1986.
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craftworker, was born in Kirkliston, Scotland, daughter of Matthew Linn, a farmer, and Ann, née Dick. She came to South Australia with her parents and five brothers and sisters in 1839 and they settled in the Bugle Ranges, then Macclesfield. On 26 November 1846 at Hindmarsh, Adelaide, Christina married a fellow Scot, David Kennedy (1814-1904) from Ayr, a wheelwright, carpenter and farmer. They lived at Strathalbyn, Mannanarie and Bundaleer and had two sons and seven daughters.

Christina Kennedy’s Tripod Table (c.1880) of gum nuts and pine cones, embroidery on pine support, h.71 cm (National Trust Museum, Strathalbyn) was exhibited in Crafts of South Australia , Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide exhibition, Adelaide 1986; she also made a Grotto with her daughters (ill. Heritage ). Inspired by Christina, who made a variety of complex works, her husband and the five daughters who lived to maturity all appear to have been involved in craft production. Christina died on 4 June 1910. Many of the items she and other family members made are now in the Strathalbyn National Trust Museum.

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Kerr, Joan
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1995
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2011

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  • Christina Linn
  • Christian Linn
  • Christina Linn