William Edward Strelley Harris b. 1818

Also known as W. E. S. Harris
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sketcher and pastoralist, was born in England and settled in Western Australia in 1833. His watercolours record rescue scenes during the floods of 1872.
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Citations

  • Chapman, B. (1979), 'The Colonial Eye’, Perth, WA: Art Gallery of Western Australia.

  • Erickson, R. (1988), 'The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians pre 1829-1888’, Nedlands, WA.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Other occupations
  • Pastoralist (ANZSIC code: 01)
  • Pastoralist (ANZSIC code: 01)
Alternative names
  • W. E. S. Harris
  • W. E. S. Harris