Myra Felton b. 15 April 1835

Also known as Miss M. Felton
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
A professional photographer, portrait painter and published author, Felton began her career working as a colour finisher in various Sydney photographic galleries. Thereafter, between photography and portrait painting, (sometimes combining both), she successfully established her own art academy and nurtured many prize-winning students. A regular exhibitor herself, Felton's work regularly attracted the considered praise of the newspaper critics.
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Name
Myra Felton
Also known as Miss M. Felton
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Drawing teacher
  • Professional photographer
  • Writer
Birth date
15 April 1835
Birth place
England, UK
Death date
c.13 July 1920
Death place
Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Paddington, Sydney, NSW?
Burial place
Waverley Cemetery, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1850 - c.1888
Arrival
  • 27 September 1839 (Arrived Sydney, NSW aboard the Royal Admiral)
Residence
  • c.1900 - c.1920 Paddington, Sydney, NSW
  • 1839 - 1920 Sydney, NSW
  • 1835 - 1839 England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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  • Wilson, James Armstrong (associate of)
  • Felton, Amelia (child of)
  • Felton, Amelia (relative of)
  • Faithfull, William Pitt (associate of)
  • Dalton, E. (associate of)
  • Brooke, G.V. (associate of)
  • Fitzgerald, Lucy (associate of)
  • Rouse, Elizabeth Henrietta (associate of)
  • Woolley (Dr) (associate of)
  • Calvert, J. J. (Mr) (associate of)
Related stub person groups
  • Sydney Horticultural Society (associate of)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art (associate of)
Related people
  • Claxton, Marshall (associate of)
  • Felton, Maurice Appleby (child of)
  • Felton, Myra (relative of)
  • Felton, Maurice Appleby (sibling of)
  • Fitzgerald, Robert David (associate of)
  • Prout, Victor Albert (associate of)
  • Price, Thomas (associate of)
  • Felton, Maurice Appleby (associate of)
Related works
  • (Portrait of the late Dr Woolley) (creator of)
  • Coloured Drawing of the late G.V. Brooke (creator of)
  • William Pitt Faithfull (creator of)
  • (Portrait of Samuel Wensley Blackall, Governor of Queensland) (creator of)
  • Mother and Child (creator of)
Related collections
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tas. (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Parliament House, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
  • University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related events
  • New South Wales Academy of Art (exhibited at)
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da194f9b538b73d930007c0')) (exhibited at)
  • Sydney Horticultural Society exhibition (exhibited at)