Geoffrey Keith Townshend b. 1888

Also known as G. K. Townshend
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Mid 20th century Auckland and Sydney cartoonist, watercolourist, art teacher and heraldic engraver.
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Name
Geoffrey Keith Townshend
Also known as G. K. Townshend
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Other Occupation
  • heraldic engraver (ANZSIC code: 6924)
  • art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8212)
Birth date
1888
Birth place
Auckland, New Zealand
Death date
14 September 1969
Death place
Dee Why, New South Wales
Burial place
Cremated Northern Suburbs Crematorium, North Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales
Death note
1969-09-14 according to Fullagar; 1969-09-15 according to Langker; 1973 according to SLNSW & de Berg
Active Period
  • c.1910 - c.1969
Arrival
  • c.1910 (1911 acc. Art Gallery of New South Wales records)
Residence
  • Dee Why, New South Wales
  • 1915 - 1918 France
  • 1910 - 1915 Sydney, New South Wales
  • Auckland, New Zealand
Training
  • c.1912 under Dattilo Rubbo, Sydney, New South Wales
  • Elam Art School, Auckland, New Zealand
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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