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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associate of
Victorian Academy of Arts
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associate of
Victorian Industrial Society
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associate of
Victorian Artists' Society
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associate of
Stringer, Mason & Co
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associate of
Engineer-in-Chief's Department of the Victorian Railways
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associate of
Doyne, Major & Villet
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associate of
De Gruchy & Co
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associate of
Melbourne Musical Union (founding member)
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associate of
Art Union of Victoria
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associate of
Buonarotti Club (founding member)
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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'.>]