Wilton Hack b. 21 May 1843

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, art teacher, pastoralist and utopian socialist, Hack taught drawing in Adelaide from 1868 to 1873. He travelled widely and a surviving sketchbook records foreign scenery and South Australian subjects.

Citations

  • (1972), 'Wilton Hack’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, volume 4, Douglas, Pike (ed.), Melbourne, Vic.

  • Kerr, J. S. (1988), 'Out of Sight Out of Mind’, National Trust New South Wales catalogue, Sydney , NSW (illus.).

  • Statton, J. (1986), 'Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885’, Adelaide, SA.

  • (1868), South Australian Advertiser, 12-12.

Initial data sources

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