Frederick Needham b. 1840

Also known as Frederick Needham, J. M. Needham, Frederick Miller Needham
  • Artist (Painter)
A watercolourist who mainly painted the surroundings of South Australia. He exhibited several landscapes in South Australia and was commissioned in the 1880s to produce a publication of the Murray River Irrigation Scheme. This included 18 detailed drawings.
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Name
Frederick Needham
Also known as:
  • Frederick Needham
  • J. M. Needham
  • Frederick Miller Needham
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Shipping agent (ANZSIC code: 3800)
  • Surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
Birth date
1840
Birth place
Davenport, England, UK
Death date
1910
Death place
Renmark, SA
Active Period
  • c.1864 - c.1889
Arrival
  • 1857 (Arrived SA)
Residence
  • c.1890 - c.1910 Renmark, SA
  • c.1857 - c.1876 Southeast of 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: Moore, W. (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art', Angus and Robertson, Sydney, NSW (2 volumes).>, <ExternalResource: (1887), 'The Australian Irrigation Colonies and the River Murray in Victoria and South Australia', Melbourne, VIC [Vincent, J.E.M. (ed.)].>, <ExternalResource: '[Art Gallery of South Australia files]', Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA.>]