Heinrich Egersdörfer b. 1853

Also known as Heiner Egersdorfer, H. E., Heiner Egersdörfer
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Late colonial era German-born painter, illustrator and cartoonist. Worked in Sydney and Melbourne as well as Cape Town, South Africa. He founded 'The South African Illustrated News' at Cape Town in 1884.
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Name
Heinrich Egersdörfer
Also known as:
  • Heiner Egersdorfer
  • H. E.
  • Heiner Egersdörfer
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1853
Birth place
Nuremberg, Germany
Death date
1915
Death place
England, UK
Active Period
  • c.1887 - c.1895
  • c.1879 - c.1908
  • c.1870 - c.1915
Arrival
  • c.1887
Residence
  • c.1908 - c.1915 England, UK
  • c.1895 - c.1908 Cape Town, South Africa
  • c.1891 - c.1895 Charterisville, Eaglemont (Ivanhoe), Vic.
  • c.1887 - c.1891 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1879 - c.1887 Cape Town, South Africa
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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References [<ExternalResource: Greenwall, Ryno (1992), 'Artists & Illustrators of the Anglo-Boer War', Fernwood Press, Vlaeberg, South Africa.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from McCulloch.>, <ExternalResource: Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art', vol ii, p 112, (facsimile reprint, 1930).>, <ExternalResource: Kerr, Joan (1999), 'Artists and Cartoonists in Black and White', S. H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Egersdörfer, Heiner (1900), 'The South African Review Book of 50 Famous Cartoons: A Unique Souvenir of the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1900', South Africa.>]