John Carter b. 28 August 1821

  • Designer (Weaver),
  • Designer (Painter)
John Carter was a Master Designer of Printing and Weaving in Crayford, Kent,England before migrating in 1861 to Victoria Australia. He moved to Dunedin, New Zealand for 7 years before returning to Victoria, Australia.He was a Watercolourist of Still Life, Teacher of Drawing and Designr of Wallpaper until his death in 1909. His Grandson was the noted Australian Portrait Painter and Stained Glass Artist Norman St Clair Carter.
Tags: Designer of Printing and Weaving, Watercolourist, Teacher of Drawing
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Name
John Carter
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Designer (Weaver)
  • Designer (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Designer, Teacher of Drawing, Water Colour Artist
Tags:
Designer of Printing and Weaving
Watercolourist
Teacher of Drawing
Birth date
28 August 1821
Birth place
Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
Death date
24 April 1909
Death place
78 Droop Street, Footscay, Melbourne
Burial place
Kew Cemetery
Death note
Died at the home of his Daughter Mrs Emma Bishop aged 88
Active Period
  • c.1867 - c.1880
Arrival
  • c.15 May 1861 (Arrived on board the S.S.Great Britain with his wife and 6 children)
Residence
  • c.1870 Dunedin, New Zealand
  • c.1879 23 Drummond Street, Carlton, Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1872 - 1873 Rathdowne Street, Carlton, Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1867 - c.1879 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1861 - c.1870 Smeaton, Vic.
  • 1861 - c.1870 Victoria ( John Carter never lived in the Clarence River District of NSW as has been suggested )
  • 1861 - c.1870 Dunedin,New Zealand
  • 1841 - 1861 The Fabric Printing Industry Crayford, Kent, England
Training
  • Designer of Printing and Weaving, c.1 January 1835- Waltham Abbey,Essex,England
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related events
  • Melbourne International Exhibition (None)
  • Sydney International Exhibition (None)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art (exhibited at)
  • Preparatory exhibition to the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • London International Exhibition (None)
  • Victorian Intercolonial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Ballarat Mechanics Institute exhibition (None)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art (exhibited at)
  • Preparatory exhibition to the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Intercolonial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Melbourne International Exhibition (None)
  • Sydney International Exhibition (None)
  • London International Exhibition (None)
  • Ballarat Mechanics Institute exhibition (None)