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
  • Surveyor
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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Related stub people
  • Needham, R. W. (Rev) (child of)
  • Carruthers, Hannah (spouse of)
  • Chaffey (Messrs) (associate of)
Related stub person groups
  • South Australian Survey Department, SA (associate of)
  • [Royal] South Australian Society of Arts, SA (associate of)
Related works
  • Traction Engine Pulling up Timber with Wire Rope at Mildura (creator of)
  • Boekmark Cliffs, Renmark Irrigation Colony (creator of)
  • Site of the Town of Mildura; Pumping Station etc (creator of)
Related collections
  • private collections (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)