Cyrus Mason b. 1829

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
English colonial male lithographer, watercolourist, and draughtsman. His diverse career included writing and illustrating children's books, teaching, publishing newspapers, public speaking and founding music and art societies.
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  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT
  • Australian National Gallery, Canberra, ACT
  • Dixon Library, State Library of NSW, Sydney, NSW
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW, Sydney, NSW
  • Baillieu Library Special Collections, University of Melbourne, Vic.
    Description

    The Special Collections, Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne, comprise some 200,000 rare or historic books, serials and pamphlets and literary archives.

    The McArthur Bequest (1903) was the first substantial donation to the University Library, which has been followed by, among others, the Sir Russell Grimwade, Ian McLaren and Clern Christesen collections acquired in the 1970s.

    Website
    http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/special/

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References [<ExternalResource: 'Mason family papers'.>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch, A. (1977), 'Artists of the Australian Gold Rush', Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art', 2 Volumes (facsimile reprint, 1930).>, <ExternalResource: (1857), Argus, March, 5.>, <ExternalResource: (1855), Melbourne Morning Herald, March, 1.>, <ExternalResource: (1875), Sydney Mail, July, 10.>, <ExternalResource: Darragh, T., 'Directory of nineteenth century lithographers and engravers working in Victoria', (manuscript).>, <ExternalResource: Woodhouse, H. (1889), 'The Victorian pioneers of litho-drawing and engraving', (typescript), La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC.>, <ExternalResource: Mason, Cyrus (1852), 'The Practical Lithographer', London, England, UK.>, <ExternalResource: Mason, Cyrus (1855), 'Illustrated Family News', 4 Issues.>, <ExternalResource: Mason, Cyrus (1869), 'The Building Times', October to December, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: 'Building News', London, England, UK.>, <ExternalResource: (1871), 'The Australian Christmas Story Book', December, Melbourne, Vic (republished National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT,1988).>, <ExternalResource: Mason, Cyrus (1871), 'The Multiplying Art', May, Technological Museum, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Mason, Cyrus (1871), 'Railways', September, Mechanics Institute , Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Mason, Cyrus (1873), 'Sketching from Nature - Ruskin applied to Australia', April, Athenaeum, Melbourne, Vic.>] [<ExternalResource: 'Mason family papers'.>]