William C. Looker b. 1793

Also known as W. C. Socker, William Sooker
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Clerk and possible sketcher. Pencil drawings that carry Looker's name may have been drawn by Henry Boucher Bowerman.
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Name
William C. Looker
Also known as:
  • W. C. Socker
  • William Sooker
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Clerk (ANZSIC code: 7291)
Birth date
1793
Birth place
Wiltshire, England, UK
Death date
8 July 1872
Death place
London, England, UK
Active Period
  • c.1832
Residence
  • 22 January 1835 - January 1850 Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land , Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
  • November 1830 - January 1835 Moreton Bay (now Brisbane, Queensland)
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Evans, S. (1982), 'Historic Brisbane and its Early Artists', Brisbane, Qld.>, <ExternalResource: Steele, J. (1975), 'Brisbane Town in Convict Days 1824-1842', Brisbane, Qld.>]