Tom Roberts b. 9 March 1856

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
One of Australia's most iconic painters, Tom Roberts was an early champion of plein-air painting and together with Frederick McCubbin, Roberts helped establish the famous painting camps around Heidelberg in Victoria.
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Name
Tom Roberts
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Hospital orderly
Birth date
9 March 1856
Birth place
Dorchester, England, UK
Death date
14 September 1931
Death place
Kallista, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1873 - c.1930
Arrival
  • 1869
Residence
  • 1923 - 1931 Victoria
  • 1903 - 1923 England, UK (Visited Australia 1919 and 1920 )
  • 1901 - 1903 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1891 - 1901 Sydney, NSW
  • 1889 - 1891 New South Wales
  • c.1885 - c.1889 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1881 - 1885 England, UK
  • 1869 - 1881 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1856 - 1869 England, UK
Training
  • 1874 - 1880 National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1873- Schools of Design at Collingwood and Carlton, Melbourne, Vic.
Languages
  • English

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Initial contributors
  • Gray, Dr Anne Note: Head of Australian Art, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
  • Gray, Dr Anne Note: Head of Australian Art, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT