James Fenton b. 20 November 1820

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
As well as developing a thriving timber export industry, Fenton found time for sketching and producing views of Tasmania which were published in Melbourne newspapers in the 1860s.
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Citations

  • Green, F. C. (c.1972), 'James Fenton’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol 4, eds. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward; Melbourne, Vic.

  • Craig, C. (1964), 'Old Tasmanian Prints’, Launceston, Tas.

  • Fenton, J. (1884), 'A History of Tasmania’, Hobart, Tas.

  • Fenton, J. (1891), 'Bush Life in Tasmania Fifty Years Ago’, Hobart, Tas.

  • Craig, C. (1983), 'More Old Tasmanian Prints’, Launceston, Tas.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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