Phil Goatcher b. 23 November 1851

Also known as Phillip William Goatcher
  • Artist (Theatre / Film Designer)
Phillip William Goatcher, a theatrical scene painter, was born in England in 1851, trained in 1867 as an apprentice scene painter in Melbourne, where he returned as a star scenic artist in 1890, after a long career in New York. In 1903 he left NY with his son James Goatcher for Perth, WA, where they went into business as "Phil W. Goatcher & Son", shop and house decorators.
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Name
Phil Goatcher
Also known as Phillip William Goatcher
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Theatre / Film Designer)
Birth date
23 November 1851
Birth place
England
Death date
9 October 1931
Death place
Perth, WA
Active Period
  • 1867 - 1931
Arrival
  • 1867 (Also 1890)
Residence
  • 1867 Ballarat, Vic
  • 1868 Melbourne, Vic
  • 1869 New Zealand
  • 1870 San Francisco, California
  • 1871 New York
  • 1872 - 1875 London
  • 1875 - 1876 Philadelphia
  • 1878 - 1890 New York
  • 1890 - 1903 Melbourne, Vic
  • 1890 London
  • 1904 - 1931 Perth, WA
Languages
  • English

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  • Gordon, John A. (associate of)
  • Gordon, George (associate of)
  • Hennings, John (associate of)
  • Spong, Walter Brookes (associate of)
  • Brunton, John (associate of)
  • Goatcher, Emma (spouse of)
  • Goatcher, Philip W. junior (parent of)
  • Goatcher, Philip W. junior (associate of)
  • Goatcher, James (parent of)
  • Goatcher, James (associate of)
  • Goatcher, Alice (spouse of)
  • Massey, Charles (associate of)
  • Gordon, John A. (associate of)
  • Gordon, George (associate of)
  • Hennings, John (associate of)
  • Spong, Walter Brookes (associate of)
  • Brunton, John (associate of)
  • Goatcher, Emma (spouse of)
  • Goatcher, Philip W. junior (parent of)
  • Goatcher, Philip W. junior (associate of)
  • Goatcher, James (parent of)
  • Goatcher, James (associate of)
  • Goatcher, Alice (spouse of)
  • Massey, Charles (associate of)
Related works
  • Come unto me all ye who labour mural, All Saints, Collie WA (creator of)
  • Bay of Naples act drop, Town Hall, Boulder WA (creator of)
  • Ceiling painted as allegory of the Singer Sewing Machine Company, Block Arcade, Melbourne (creator of)
  • Interior decoration of Singer Sewing Machine showroom, Queen Victoria Building, Sydney (creator of)
  • Interior decoration of Palace Theatre, Pitt Street, Sydney (creator of)
  • Untitled (design for act drop) (creator of)
  • Come unto me all ye who labour mural, All Saints, Collie WA (creator of)
  • Bay of Naples act drop, Town Hall, Boulder WA (creator of)
  • Ceiling painted as allegory of the Singer Sewing Machine Company, Block Arcade, Melbourne (creator of)
  • Interior decoration of Singer Sewing Machine showroom, Queen Victoria Building, Sydney (creator of)
  • Interior decoration of Palace Theatre, Pitt Street, Sydney (creator of)
  • Untitled (design for act drop) (creator of)
Related events
  • NSW Society of Artists annual exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Artists Society annual exhibition (exhibited at)
  • NSW Society of Artists annual exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Artists Society annual exhibition (exhibited at)
Summary