David C. Barker b. 1888

Also known as D. C. Barker, D. B., David Corothers Barker, David Crothers Barker
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Early 20th century Sydney and wartime cartoonist, illustrator, painter and etcher. Barker served in Gallipoli, France and the Middle East during WWI, where he co-edited 'The Anzac Book' and 'Kia Ora Coo-ee' and was art editor for 'Australia in Palestine'. After Gallipoli he was lent to the British Army to work as cartographer in Mesopotamia under the orders of Col. T.E. Lawrence, otherwise known a
Name
David C. Barker
Also known as:
  • D. C. Barker
  • D. B.
  • David Corothers Barker
  • David Crothers Barker
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Other Occupation
  • Deckhand (ANZSIC code: 5219)
  • Cartographer (ANZSIC code: 6922)
  • Art Editor (ANZSIC code: 5413)
Birth date
1888
Birth place
Ballarat, Vic.
Death date
1946
Death place
Granville, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1915 - c.1946
Residence
  • c.1946- Granville, Sydney, NSW
  • Mesopotamia
  • 1914 - 1918 Middle East
  • 1914 - 1918 France
  • 1914 - 1918 Gallipoli, Turkey
  • Philadelphia, PA, USA
  • Sydney, NSW
  • c.1888 Ballarat, Vic.
Training
  • Royal Art Society, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists