Walter Renny

  • Artist (Painter)
Walter Renny, painter and decorator, was proprietor of the Royal Blue House, which derived its name from being 'painted in blocks of blue and white with all woodwork picked out in blue', on Pitt Street, Sydney. Renny is renowned for his transparencies in all Government Buildings in Sydney painted between 1863 to 1868.
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associate of
Knud Geelmuyden Bull
1811
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Photographer), Artist (Painter)
associate of
W. T. Jordan
Artist (Painter)
associate of
William Reay
1830
Artist (Painter)
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Alexander Christian Habbe
1829
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter), Designer (Theatre / Film Designer)
associate of
J. H. Willson
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E. H. O'Neill
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associate of
William J. Wilson
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associate of
John Henry Willson
Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect), Designer (Industrial / Product Designer), Artist (Painter)

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