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Barnes, Gustav Adrian, b. 1877
Barnes emigrated to Australia as a child and held important positions in the arts in South Australia, which included positions as a curator at the ...
Barnes, William Rodney, b. 1851
Early 20th century cartoonist, painter, illustrator and theatrical designer; active in Melbourne, New Zealand and America.
Barnet, Nahum, b. 1855
Nahum Barnet was an architect practicing in Melbourne during the late 19th century.
Barnett, H. Walter, b. 1862
A professional photographer working in Australia and Europe in the late nineteenth, early twentieth century, Barnett was arguably Australia's first world-class portrait photographer. His sitters ...
Barringer, Ethel, b. 1884
An accomplished artist across various media, Ethel Barringer became passionate about etching and was instrumental in establishing this medium as a core part of the ...
Barringer, Gwendoline L'Avance, b. 1882
Gwen Barringer was a painter of traditional subjects, most notably flowers. An active member of the South Australian arts scene, as Vice President of the ...
Barringer, Herbert Page, b. 1886
Member of South Australia's artistic Barringer family, Herbert was the brother of printmaker Ethel and the husband of painter Gwen.
Bartlett, Violet
Artist friend of anthropologist Olive Pink, Bartlett was reportedly active in Sydney's eastern suburbs in the 1920s.
Basedow, Herbert, b. 1881
Painter and possibly an author. Thought to be the writer of the 1925 publication 'The Australian Aboriginal'.
Baskerville, Margaret Frances Ellen, b. 1861
Despite training across several artistic disciplines Baskerville is best known for her sculpture, indeed she is regarded as Victoria's first professional woman sculptor. In 1911 ...
Bassett, Arthur Wakefield, b. 1869
Arthur Wakefield Bassett began his career in Victoria before moving to Western Australia in 1893 where he became an artist of note, winning the Perth ...
Bateman, Henry Mayo, b. 1887
Popular early 20th Australian-born English Punch cartoonist. Bateman was the creator of the well-known "The Man who.." series.
Bayes, Gilbert
Gilbert Bayes was an English sculptor who created the bronze equestrian sculptures found on either side of the entrance to the Art Gallery of New ...
Beasley, Hillson, b. 1855
Architect credited with designs for the Art Gallery, the Public Library, Fremantle Technical School and, with John Grainger, Parliament House among many other places.
Beattie, John Watt, b. 1859
John Watt Beattie was a collector and photographer in turn-of-the-century Tasmania. Three years before his death in 1930, Launceston City Council purchased his collection of ...
Beazley, D.
Miss D. Beazley was listed in Wise's Post Office Directory in 1924.
Beckett, Clarice, b. 1887
Passionate about the philosophy and practice of painting and inspired by the teachings of Max Meldrum, Beckett practiced her craft at every available moment. As ...
Beecroft, Herbert, b. 1864
Widely printed early 20th century Sydney painter, miniaturist, postcard artist and theatrical lightning sketch artist and lecturer.
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Beer, Leslie H., b. 1882
A watercolourist who mainly painted views of Sydney and who exhibited with both the Art Society of NSW and the Royal Art Society. Beer was ...
Bell, George, b. 1862
George Bell was one of the early aerial photographers in Australia. He worked variously as a photographer on the Sydney Mail in the early 1890s ...