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Stewart, Jane
Jane Stewart is the Principal Curator of Art at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.
Stieglitz, Emma von, b. 1807
Painted mainly domestic scenes, von Stieglitz also painted portraits of Tasmanian Aboriginal men and women. The latter were regarded as inferior because they were colonial ...
Stokell, Dora R., b.
An enthusiastic sketcher, Stockell's sketch book shows many copies of picturesque English scenes. At the back of her book there are two water colours, probably ...
Stokes,
Drawing instructor based in Launceston who also taught music to schools pupils and families in 1859 and early 1860's.
Stoner, Dorothy, b. 1904
Dorothy Stoner supported her career as an artist by teaching art in Tasmania, but she constantly looked to Melbourne, Sydney and Europe for new ways ...
Stoney, Henry Butler, b.
An Irishman who spent time in Tasmania on a posting to Australia with the British Army.
Story, George Fordyce, b. 1800
Medical practitioner, amateur photographer and botanist who arrived in Tasmania in the late 1820s to serve as a government surgeon at various locations. Story spent ...
Strange, Frederick, b. 1807
Shipped to Tasmania for robbing a grocery shop, Strange established himself as a portrait painter in Launceston where he also painted a number of views ...
Strickland, Violet Edith
Spinner and weaver. Strickland was a very strong minded person who taught spinning and weaving from around the First World War.
Stuart, W. J.
Amateur photographer, was taking photographs at Hobart Town in the late 1860s.
Stutterd, Joseph Gardner
Portrait and landscape painter, came to Tasmania from London and advertised in the Launceston Examiner on 25 September 1855 that he was prepared to undertake ...
Styant-Browne, Frank, b. 1854
Homeopathic chemist, painter and photographer, was born on 10 July 1854 in Norwich, England and was educated at Norwich and Derby. Married in England to ...
Summers, Delia, b. 1960
Tasmanian Aboriginal artist based in Launceston whose weaving, textile and ceramic works are informed by her childhood memories of life on Cape Barren Island.
Swan, H.
Photographer, gave a demonstration of stereoscopic photography at Launceston, Tasmania.
Swan, Louisa J.
Early 20th century Tasmanian painter and craftworker.
Sylke, Ann, b. 1805
Colonial sketcher and governess, who apparently made many beautiful drawings in her time at Launceston, Van Diemen's Land. She was threatened with legal proceedings when ...
Synnot, Marianne, b. 1828
Colonial sketcher, wife of an Anglican clergyman. Sketched in her journal in which she also mentions watercolour works for family members and friends.
Synnot, Walter, b. 1773
Colonial army officer, amateur painter of natural history paintings, watercolour scenes and at least one portrait. Known works were produced during his time living in ...
Tanner, Edwin Russell, b. 1920
Painter and engineer, won a commemorative medal for painting at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. Tanner also did preliminary work towards a MA degree in ...
Taylor, Peter , b. 1927
Taylor was a sculptor, typically working in wood. He was head of sculpture at the School of Art, University of Tasmania, also becoming involved in ...