John Black Henderson b. 5 June 1827

Also known as John Henderson
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Late colonial-era painter, sketcher, comic illustrator, amateur photographer and surveyor. A founding member of the Victorian Academy of Arts in 1870, Henderson showed six landscapes in its inaugural exhibition.
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Name
John Black Henderson
Also known as John Henderson
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
Birth date
5 June 1827
Birth place
London, England, UK
Death date
July 1918
Death place
Eastwood, Sydney, NSW
Burial place
Field of Mars Cemetery, Ryde, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1854 - c.1903
Arrival
  • 1851
Residence
  • Eastwood, Sydney, NSW
  • Coogee, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1851 - c.1877 Vic.
Training
  • Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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