Mary Ann Friend b. c.1800

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Though she travelled extensively with her husband, Mary Ann Friend captured early impressions of her new homeland, Australia, often depicting dry landscapes which highlighted the struggles of the early pioneers.
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Name
Mary Ann Friend
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Birth date
c.1800
Birth place
London, England, UK
Death date
27 September 1838
Death place
George Town, Van Diemen's Land, George Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
Death note
Tasmania
Active Period
  • c.1830
Arrival
  • 30 January 1830
Residence
  • c.1832 - c.1838 Newnham, Launceston, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions
  • DAA with additions
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Kerr, Joan (1992), 'Mary Ann Friend', The Dictionary of Australian Artists, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Button, H. (1909), 'Flotsam and Jetsam', Launceston, Tasmania.>, <ExternalResource: Chapman, B. (1979), 'The Colonial Eye', Art Gallery of Western Australia catalogue, Perth, WA.>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch, A. (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Artists', Melbourne, Vic., [2nd edn].>, <ExternalResource: (1931), 'The diary of Mary Ann Friend', Journal of the Royal Western Australian Historical Society, Volume 1, Number 10.>, <ExternalResource: Kerr, Joan (1995), 'Heritage', Chapter 4.>]