Andrew Torning b. 26 September 1814

  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Painter)
'Ballet dancer, pantomimist, gymnast, actor, scene painter, interior decorator, artist, theatre lessee, founder of a fire brigade and its first captain, and Deacon of the Pitt Street Congregational Church, Sydney', so described Eric Irvin about Andrew Torning, the multi-talented colonial artist. Particularly skilled at decorating, he was commissioned to design parts of buildings such as St Mary's.
Name
Andrew Torning
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Teacher (ANZSIC code: 8102)
  • Actor (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Decorator (ANZSIC code: 6924)
Birth date
26 September 1814
Birth place
London, England, UK
Death date
1900
Death place
Manly, Sydney, NSW
Burial place
Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • 1842 - 1875
Arrival
  • 21 October 1842 (Aboard the 'Trial', at Sydney, NSW.)
Residence
  • 1867 - 1900 Sydney, NSW
  • 1858 - 1867 USA
  • 1842 - 1858 Sydney, NSW
Cultural Heritage
  • English
  • Danish
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870