Walter Rowbotham b. 28 May 1878

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Glass & metal Artist / Designer),
  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist (Carver),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Weaver)
Painter and teacher, won the Royal College of Art Scholarship and the Royal College of Art Travelling Scholarship. Rowbotham exhibited with West Australian Society of Arts and Perth Society of Arts.
Tags: Illumination work, Stained glass, Tapestry, Woodcarving
Name
Walter Rowbotham
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Glass & metal Artist / Designer)
  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
  • Artist (Carver)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Weaver)
Other Occupation
  • Textile Designer (ANZSIC code: 6924)
  • Art Master (ANZSIC code: 8212) Bendigo School of Mines, Bendigo, VIC
  • Art Master (ANZSIC code: 8212) Ballarat Technical School of Art, Victoria
  • Art Master (ANZSIC code: 8212) Caulfield Technical School, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Art Master (ANZSIC code: 8212) Perth Technical College, Perth, WA
  • Head of the Art Department (ANZSIC code: P) Gordon Institute of Technology, Geelong, VIC
  • Acting Principal and Vice Principal (ANZSIC code: P) Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhai School of Art, Bombay, India
  • Senior Master (ANZSIC code: P) Working Men's College (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology), Melbourne, Victoria
Tags:
Illumination work
Stained glass
Tapestry
Woodcarving
Birth date
28 May 1878
Birth place
Macclesfield, England, UK
Death date
24 April 1951
Death place
England, UK
Active Period
  • c.1893 - c.1949
Residence
  • London, England, UK
  • 1913- Perth, WA
  • c.1907 - c.1912 India
  • 1927- Albany, WA
  • 1915- VIC
Training
  • Academia della Bella Art, Rome, Italy
  • Hope Mills Macclesfield
  • c.1893 - c.1898 School of Art
Initial Record Data Source
  • Western Australian artists, designers & makers (1829-1959)