Rex Battarbee b. 1893

Also known as Reginald Ernest Battarbee
  • Artist (Painter)
Rex Battarbee worked as a landscape artist following training at the Commercial Art School, Melbourne under Leyshon White. He began an association with the Hermannsburg Mission while painting in the area and his work featured in exhibitions in Melbourne and Sydney. This residency brought him into contact with Albert Namatjira and they began a lengthy association.
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Name
Rex Battarbee
Also known as Reginald Ernest Battarbee
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Gallerist (ANZSIC code: 4279) -
Birth date
1893
Birth place
Warrnambool, VIC
Death date
1 September 1973
Death place
Alice Springs, NT
Active Period
  • c.1934 - c.1973
Residence
  • 1945 - 1973 Alice Springs, NT
  • 1928 - Queensland
Training
  • Self-taught, -
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'

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References [<ExternalResource: French, Alison, 'Albert Namatjira', National Gallery of Art catalogue, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Hardy, Jane, Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 13.>, <ExternalResource: Murray, Daena (2001), 'Rex Battarbee: Artist and Art Collector', World of Art and Antiques, 61st edition, July-December, pp. 125-130 (illustrations).>, <ExternalResource: Jeff Turner "Outback Mourns death of Battarbee" (Adelaide News 4 september 1973)>, <ExternalResource: Martin Edmond, "Battarbee and Namatjira." Giramondo, 2014>, <ExternalResource: Rex Battarbee. "Modern Australian Aboriginal Art." 1951>, <ExternalResource: Rex Battarbee and Ada Bernice Loone. "Modern Aboriginal Paintings." Rigby, 1971>] [<ExternalResource: French, Alison, 'Albert Namatjira', National Gallery of Art catalogue, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Hardy, Jane, Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 13.>, <ExternalResource: Murray, Daena (2001), 'Rex Battarbee: Artist and Art Collector', World of Art and Antiques, 61st edition, July-December, pp. 125-130 (illustrations).>, <ExternalResource: Jeff Turner "Outback Mourns death of Battarbee" (Adelaide News 4 september 1973)>, <ExternalResource: Martin Edmond, "Battarbee and Namatjira." Giramondo, 2014>]