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1 R Current Colonial Tasmanian cartoonist.
1 R., A. E. Current The only known work of this artist is a watercolour view of Helenus Scott's residence near Singleton, NSW. The artist seems likely to be either Amelia Christina Rusden, or her sister Rose Elizabeth Selwyn (née Rusden).
1 R., C. Current Early Sydney sketcher
1 R., C. J. W. Current C.J.W.R. was a watercolourist whose only known work features Melbourne circa 1841. There is suspicions that it may not have been painted in 1841 or even within Australia.
1 R., G. Current A Sketcher known only by the initials G.R. [or E?] drew fifteen ink and watercolour sketches of Aborigines of the Fowler's Bay and Penong regions of South Australia in the 1870s. Though very poorly drawn, they prove that Aborigines were much in evidence in the region, working for and with the European settlers.
1 R., G. F. Current A pencil drawing entitled 'Little Susanna and her Mama' dated 1838 and held in Mitchell Library, (State Library of New South Wales, Sydney) is believed to be by the sketcher known only by the initials G.F.R.
1 R., J. Current Known only by the initials J.R. this sketcher is believed to have painted the notorious tribal leader 'Musquito' who allegedly murdered a woman and is said to have discovered the plains of Lawrenny in Tasmania.
1 R., J. Current The subject, style and date of the work initialled J.R. all suggest that the artist was John Rae.
1 R., M. Current The sketcher known only by the initials M.R., had their 'meritorious drawing' denied a prize at the South Australian Society of Arts as it had been entered into the wrong category.
1 R., N. E. Current Colonial cartoonist. Drew the "Cartoon of the Month" on the cover of Woman 1/6 (20 August 1892).
1 Rackham, Arthur Current Arthur Rackham came to Australia in his youth but found success and fame back in London with his fantastic children's book illustrations.
1 Rae, Iso Current Critics have claimed that expatriate Isobel Rae 'carried her impressionist style too far'. Nevertheless, her paintings possessed a 'rare charm and poetry' combined with 'harmonious colour and vigorous effects', reminiscent of French post-impressionism.
1 Rae, John Current "I am anxious to make some of you amateurs like myself" was Rae's plea to students at the Sydney Mechanics School of Arts in 1855. He was referring to his experiments in photography, yet the word amateur hardly applies. Anything he turned his hand to he seemed to master and his interests encompassed both the business and cultural worlds. In his artmaking he was most concerned with "fidelity to nat
1 Rae, Jude Current Painter, exhibited at Gitte Weise Gallery, Paddington, Sydney, in 2000.
1 Rafty, Tony Current Caricaturist, cartoonist, illustrator, journalist and cartoon historian. Rafty joined the Sun Associated Newspapers group in 1940 but enlisted in the AIF in 1941.
1 Rag Current Designer and cartoonist, 1990s. Rag drew a safety poster, 'Beware of Pinch Points'.
1 Ralston, William Current Colonial-era visiting Scottish photographer, cartoonist, illustrator, postcard, genre and military artist.
1 Ramsay, Gwen Current Gwen Ramsay, painter, photographer, garden designer, theatrical designer and producer was greatly influenced by her cousin, Roy de Maistre. She travelled extensively and lived in India and England whereby she was involved with stage production and design. Most significantly, she was instrumental in the donation of de Maistre's colour wheels, charts and colour exercises to the Art Gallery of New So
1 Ramsay, Hugh Current Hugh Ramsay was one of the many Australian artists who travelled to Europe to enhance their artistic training, producing a remarkable number of works in Australia and abroad between 1894 and 1906, primarily portraits.
1 Randall, Alfred Current Alfred Randall was a watercolourist, illuminator, lithographer, draughtsman, surveyor and civil engineer. He drew the title page to an album of Tasmanian photographs presented to the Duke of Edinburgh in 1867-68.

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