Ellen Magdalene Lewis b. 1848

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
A nineteenth-century amateur sketcher who received numerous prizes for her work as a student. In the late 1890s Lewis was employed as drawing mistress at Adelaide's Advanced School for Girls.
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Name
Ellen Magdalene Lewis
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8022)
Birth date
1848
Birth place
South Australia
Death date
1934
Active Period
  • c.1864 - c.1899
Residence
  • South Australia
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Wilson, S.C. (1988), 'From Shadow into Light: South Australian Women Artist since Colonisation', St Peters, SA.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Lennon, J.>]