Peter Gordon Fraser b. 31 March 1808

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Critics considered Fraser's work as proof of the healthy state of local art: 'If our amateurs can produce drawings of such feeling and such skill...we shall not despair...' Fraser lived in Tasmania on and off for two decades, working for most of that time as the Colonial Treasurer.
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Citations

  • 'CEN1/52/80’.

  • Prout, J.S. (1862), 'The sketcher in Tasmania’, London, England, UK : Once a Week, 03-01, ALSO: 1862-03-08.

Initial data sources

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

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Other occupations
  • Colonial treasurer (ANZSIC code: 75)
  • Public servant
  • Colonial treasurer
  • Public servant